Bath & Body Works Black Cherry Merlot Gentle & Clean Foaming Hand Soap
Not sure. We can't tell if Bath & Body Works Black Cherry Merlot Gentle & Clean Foaming Hand Soap is vegan.
PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate and Caprylyl Glycol can be plant or animal derived (can be made from plants or animal fat) and the label does not say.
- PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate
- Caprylyl Glycol
Why
Vegan means no animal-derived ingredients: no beeswax, honey, lanolin, carmine, collagen, silk or milk. Some ingredients like glycerin can come from plants or animals, so a vegan claim on the label matters.
We can't tell if Bath & Body Works Black Cherry Merlot Gentle & Clean Foaming Hand Soap is vegan. PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate and Caprylyl Glycol can be plant or animal derived (can be made from plants or animal fat) and the label does not say.
This is not a safety warning. It is a label fact, useful if you avoid this group on purpose.
Full ingredient list
Water (Aqua, Eau), Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Propanediol, Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate, Fragrance (Parfum), PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Phenoxyethanol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Caprylyl Glycol, PEG-10, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Disodium EDTA, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, BHT, Citric Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Benzyl Benzoate.
Highlighted names triggered a “No” on one of the six checks. Underlined names open the ingredient dictionary. Source list as recorded on Open Beauty Facts.
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Data: Open Beauty Facts, community database, ODbL license. Last checked 26 Aug 2026. Barcode 0667555840576.