Is Oxidized Montan Wax vegan?

Montan Acid Wax is also known as Oxidized Montan Wax.

Montan Acid Wax is obtained by the oxidation of montan wax, a hard wax extracted with solvents from lignite (brown coal). It is used in cosmetics as a texturizing and emulsifying agent.

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