Herbal Essences white strawberry and mint

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 Herbal Essences white strawberry and mint is vegan. Stearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol and Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine can be plant or animal derived (stearic acid and stearates can be plant or animal 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.

Water, Stearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Fragrance, Benzyl Alcohol, Dicetyldimonium Chloride, Glutamic Acid, Disodium EDTA, Bis-aminopropyl Dimethicone, Propylene Glycol, Citric Acid, Histidine, Butylene Glycol, Menthol, Mentha Arvensis Leaf/Stem Oil, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Flower/Leaf/Stem Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Fragaria Chiloensis (Strawberry) Fruit Extract, Alcohol Denat, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, Ecklonia Radiata Extract.

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.