Synthetic wax derives its vegan and vegetarian status from vegan wax, tallow.
| 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 synthetic wax may be vegan depending on the source and may be vegetarian depending on the source.
Synthetic waxes are primarily produced from fossil fuels, but some synthetic waxes like fatty acid amide waxes may be derived from tallow.