Is Aluminum Myristate vegetarian?

Aluminum Myristate is the aluminum salt of myristic (tetradecanoic) acid, used as a thickening and opacifying agent in cosmetics. Myristic acid can be derived from plant or animal fats but the commercial ingredient is typically synthetic or plant-derived.

An ingredient is considered vegetarian if it avoids components derived from killing an animal.

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