Is Citrus Aurantium Amara Peel Oil vegetarian?

A combination ingredient comprising essential oils pressed from the peel of bitter orange (Citrus aurantium subsp. amara) and sweet orange (Citrus sinensis), used as a fragrance and flavour ingredient in cosmetics. Bitter orange is a hybrid citrus tree native to Southeast Asia, prized for its aromatic peel oil.

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

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