Is Oyster shell extract vegan?

Pearl Powder is also known as Oyster shell extract.

A concretion of nacre (calcium carbonate and conchiolin) formed within the shells of bivalve molluscs, principally oysters. In cosmetics, pearl powder is used as a skin-brightening and pearlescent agent.

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