Is Sodium Butyroyl/Formoyl Hyaluronate vegetarian?

Sodium Butyroyl/Formoyl Hyaluronate is the sodium salt formed by esterification of butyric and formic acids with hyaluronic acid, used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent; hyaluronic acid may be derived from animal or microbial fermentation sources.

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

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