Paula's Choice 2% BHA Body Smoothing Spot Exfoliant
Not sure. We can't tell if Paula's Choice 2% BHA Body Smoothing Spot Exfoliant is vegan.
Cetyl, PEG-40 Stearate, Sorbitan Stearate and 1 more can be plant or animal derived (fatty alcohols can be plant or animal derived) and the label does not say.
- Cetyl
- PEG-40 Stearate
- Sorbitan Stearate
- 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 Paula's Choice 2% BHA Body Smoothing Spot Exfoliant is vegan. Cetyl, PEG-40 Stearate, Sorbitan Stearate and 1 more can be plant or animal derived (fatty alcohols 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, Butylene, Glycol, Cetyl, Alcohol, PPG-14, Butyl Ether, Salicylic Acid, Dimethicone, Tocopheryl Acetate, Chamomilla Recutita (Matrucaria) Flower Extract, Epilobium Angustifolium (Willow Herb) Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Camellia Oleifera (Green Tea) Leaf Extract, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract, Bisabolol, Allantoin, Cyclopentasiloxane, Cyclohexasiloxane, Dimethiconol, PEG-40 Stearate, Sorbitan Stearate, Polysorbate 20, PVM/MA Decadiene Crosspolymer, Polyacrylamide, C13-14 Isoparrafin, Laureth-7, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Hydroxide, Hexylene Glycol, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethyhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol.
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.
Vegan scrubs instead
Data: Open Beauty Facts, community database, ODbL license. Last checked 26 Aug 2026. Barcode 0655439007962.