Is Sodium Scymnol Sulfate vegetarian?

Sodium Scymnol Sulfate is the sodium salt of scymnol sulfate, a bile alcohol derivative originally isolated from shark liver, used as a skin conditioning ingredient with hydroxyl radical scavenging properties. Although some sources describe synthetic production, it is historically derived from shark bile.

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

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