Is Cetalkonium Chloride vegetarian?

Cetalkonium Chloride is a synthetic quaternary ammonium compound of the alkylbenzyldimethylammonium chloride family with a C16 alkyl chain, used in pharmaceutical and cosmetic products as a preservative and antistatic agent.

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

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