Phytosphingosine derives its vegan and vegetarian status from yeast.
| Vegan? Yes | Vegetarian? Yes |
Classifications are made based on the available commercial supply of the ingredient, and are made based on the criteria on our classifications page.
Commercially available phytosphingosine is vegan and vegetarian.
Phytosphingosine is an important component of ceramides used in cosmetics. There isn't a ton of information online about how it is commercially produced, but it appears to be done primarily using fermentation.