Is Fatty acids, montan-wax, ethoxylated vegan?

PEG-4 Montanate is also known as Fatty acids, montan-wax, ethoxylated.

PEG-4 Montanate is the ethoxylated ester of montan wax acids, derived from lignite (a fossil mineral wax source), with an average of 4 moles of ethylene oxide. It is used as an emulsifier in cosmetics.

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