Not Vegan
How we decideElastin is not vegan. The cosmetic ingredient is animal connective-tissue protein, and hydrolyzed elastin is made from animal ligaments or hides.
Elastin is the structural protein that gives animal connective tissues stretch and recoil. Cosmetic forms include soluble and hydrolyzed material.
These flags describe sourcing. They are not an allergen assessment, and a vegan label is not a free-from claim. If you have an allergy, read the allergen declaration on the pack.
Ingredient Data
Not Vegan
The cosmetic ingredient Elastin is defined as a fibrous protein from animal connective tissue. Hydrolyzed elastin is produced from animal ligaments or hides.
Skin creams, serums, hair conditioners and specialty cosmetic treatments.
Plant protein conditioners or a separately named recombinant elastin-like ingredient with documented production.
The INCI ingredient Elastin refers to animal connective-tissue protein. Hydrolyzed Elastin is the same source protein cut into smaller fragments.
Recombinant tropoelastin and designed elastin-like polypeptides are separate materials made with biotechnology. A formula using one of them needs its own exact label name and production documentation.
No. Hydrolysis reduces the protein size while the source remains animal ligament or hide.
No. It is a separately produced precursor protein. Its existence does not make an ingredient listed as Elastin animal-free.