Sodium pca derives its vegan and vegetarian status from glutamic acid.
| 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 sodium pca is vegan and vegetarian.
Sodium PCA is used in cosmetics. It is synthesized from glutamic acid.
Sources
- Fiume, M. M., 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. (2019). Safety Assessment of PCA (2-Pyrrolidone-5-Carboxylic Acid) and Its Salts as Used in Cosmetics. International Journal of Toxicology, 38(2_suppl), 5S–11S.
https://doi.org/10.1177/1091581819856568