Is Myrica Cerifera Fruit/Bark Extract vegetarian?

Myrica Cerifera Fruit/Bark Extract is derived from the fruit and bark of the southern wax myrtle (bayberry), Myrica cerifera, a plant native to North and Central America and the Caribbean, used traditionally in candlemaking and herbal medicine.

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

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