Is Yeast Amino Acids vegetarian?

Yeast Amino Acids are a mixture of amino acids derived from the hydrolysis or fermentation of yeast, used in cosmetics as conditioning and moisturizing agents. The yeast substrate is not animal-derived, but growth media used in fermentation can occasionally include animal-derived components.

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

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