Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate derives its vegan and vegetarian status from phenol, isobutene, methyl acrylate, pentaerythritol.
| Vegan? Yes | Vegetarian? Yes |
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Commercially available pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate is vegan and vegetarian.
Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate is used as an antioxidant in cosmetics. There is not much information online about it's synthesis but the Wikipedia page suggests it is made from methyl acrylate, 2,6-di-tert-butylphenol, and pentaerythritol. 2,6-di-tert-butylphenol is synthesized from phenol and isobutene.