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Is Vinyl Acetate vegetarian?

Vinyl Acetate

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Vinyl Acetate is a synthetic, colorless organic compound used as the precursor to polyvinyl acetate, ethylene-vinyl acetate, and polyvinyl alcohol, important industrial polymers used in cosmetics and other products.

Also known as VAM, Vinyl acetate monomer
INCI name Vinyl Acetate
CAS number 108-05-4
EC number 203-545-4
CosIng ID 38882
Last reviewed 9 July 2026

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