Is Potassium Laurate vegetarian?

Potassium Laurate is the potassium salt of lauric acid, a metallic soap used as a surfactant and cleansing agent in cosmetics. Lauric acid can be sourced from coconut or palm kernel oil, or occasionally from animal fats.

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

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