Propylene carbonate derives its vegan and vegetarian status from propylene oxide, carbon dioxide.
| 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 propylene carbonate is vegan and vegetarian.
Propylene carbonate is an organic compound used as a solvent in cosmetics. It is manufactured from propylene oxide and carbon dioxide in the presence of a proprietary catalyst.