Is Candelilla Wax Hydrocarbons vegetarian?

Candelilla Wax Hydrocarbons is the hydrocarbon fraction of Candelilla wax (Euphorbia cerifera/antisyphilitica wax), a natural wax derived from the leaves of the candelilla shrub native to Mexico and the southwestern United States. It is used in cosmetics as a texturizing and thickening agent.

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

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