Is Polyethylene wax vegan?

Polyethylene is also known as Polyethylene wax.

A synthetic polymer produced by the polymerisation of ethylene, typically derived from petroleum or natural gas. It is used in cosmetics as a binder, film-forming agent, and (formerly) as microbeads for exfoliation.

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