Polybutene derives its vegan and vegetarian status from isobutene.
| 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 polybutene is vegan and vegetarian.
Polybutene is manufactured from isobutene.
Sources
- Burnett, C. L., Bergfeld, W. F., Belsito, D. V., Hill, R. A., Klaassen, C. D., Liebler, D. C., Marks, J. G., Shank, R. C., Slaga, T. J., Snyder, P. W., Gill, L. J., & Heldreth, B. (2020). Safety Assessment of Polyene Group as Used in Cosmetics. International Journal of Toxicology, 39(2_suppl), 59S–90S.
https://doi.org/10.1177/1091581820952385