Crest Toothpaste
Not sure. We can't tell if Crest Toothpaste is vegan.
Zinc Lactate can be plant or animal derived (lactic acid can be fermented or milk-derived) and the label does not say.
- Zinc Lactate
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 Crest Toothpaste is vegan. Zinc Lactate can be plant or animal derived (lactic acid can be fermented or milk-derived) 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
Drug Facts (Cotinued) Surface Staining Cf, See Your Dentist Regularty Inactive Ingredients Głycerin, Hydrated Silica, Sodium Hexametaphosphate, Propylene Glycol, PEG-6, Water, Zinc Lactate, Trisodium Phosphate, Flavor, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Sodium Gluconate, Carrageenan, Sodium Saccharin, Xanthan Gum, Blue 1 Questions? 1-800-594-4158 Www, Pg, Com Www, Crest, Com Patents: Www, Com/Patents 2018 P, G Distr, By Procter, Gamble, Cincinnati, Oh 45202 P.
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 0037000976677.