Is Japanese Pufferfish Skin Extract vegetarian?

Japanese Pufferfish Skin Extract is an extract derived from the skin of the Japanese pufferfish (Takifugu rubripes), an animal source used in some cosmetic formulations, sometimes associated with the neurotoxin tetrodotoxin.

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

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