Perricone MD Vitamin C Ester Citrus Brightening Cleanser
Not sure. We can't tell if Perricone MD Vitamin C Ester Citrus Brightening Cleanser is vegan.
Ascorbyl Palmitate can be plant or animal derived (palmitates can be plant or animal derived) and the label does not say.
- Ascorbyl Palmitate
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 Perricone MD Vitamin C Ester Citrus Brightening Cleanser is vegan. Ascorbyl Palmitate can be plant or animal derived (palmitates 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
Water/Aqua, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Decyl Glucoside, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, PPG-2 Hydroxyethyl Coco/Isostearamide, Sodium Chloride, Dimethyl MEA, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Magnesium Aspartate, Zinc Gluconate, Copper Gluconate, Disodium EDTA, Citric Acid, Benzophenone-4, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, Fragrance/Parfum, Limonene.
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 0651473710028.