Is Human Neonatal Fibroblast Conditioned Media vegetarian?

Human Neonatal Fibroblast Conditioned Media is the culture medium removed from human neonatal fibroblast cell cultures after a period of growth, used in cosmetics for its content of cell-secreted growth factors. As it is derived from human cell cultures, it is not considered vegan or vegetarian.

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

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