Is 1,2-Hexadecanediol vegan?

Cetyl Glycol is also known as 1,2-Hexadecanediol.

Cetyl Glycol, also known as 1,2-Hexadecanediol, is a fatty diol typically derived synthetically from fatty alcohols, used in cosmetics as an emollient and emulsion stabilizer.

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