Not sure. We can't tell if Paul Mitchell Awapuhi Shampoo is vegan.
Glycol Stearate can be plant or animal derived (stearic acid and stearates can be plant or animal derived) and the label does not say.
- Glycol Stearate
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 Paul Mitchell Awapuhi Shampoo is vegan. Glycol Stearate 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.
Full ingredient list
Aqua (Water, Eau), Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Cocamide Mipa, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Hedychium Coronarium (White Ginger) Root Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Extract, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Ascophyllum Nodosum Extract, Bisamino PEG/PPG-41/3 Aminoethyl Pg-propyl Dimethicone, Citric Acid, Glycol Stearate, Isopropanolamine, Magnesium Chloride, Magnesium Nitrate, PEG-12 Dimethicone, PEG-14M, Tetrasodium EDTA, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum (Fragrance), 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 23 Sept 2026. Barcode 0009531113265.