Propylene glycol monostearate derives its vegan and vegetarian status from propylene glycol, stearic acid.
| Vegan? Maybe | Vegetarian? Maybe |
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 glycol monostearate may be vegan depending on the source and may be vegetarian depending on the source.
Propylene glycol monostearate is used in cosmetics. It is synthesized from propylene glycol and stearic acid.