Database/Hair Conditioning/Corn Gluten Amino Acids
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Corn Gluten Amino Acids natural?

Yes. Corn gluten protein hydrolysed to amino acids and short peptides is a plant-derived hydrolysate with no added synthetic fragments.

INCI nameCorn Gluten Amino Acids
CAS65072-01-7
FunctionHair Conditioning · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockDominant route is acid or enzymatic hydrolysis of…

How we scored it

Hydrolysed corn gluten protein: amino acids and peptides only; hydrolysis reagents leave no mass, so 1.0.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.

Where it comes from

Dominant route is acid or enzymatic hydrolysis of corn gluten meal, a by-product of corn starch milling. No other route is commercially significant.

In plain English

A mix of amino acids and small peptides obtained by breaking down corn gluten protein. It conditions skin and hair and helps them hold moisture. It comes from corn.

CosIng definition: Glutens, corn, hydrolyzed

References

  1. 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
  2. 2CORN GLUTEN AMINO ACIDS. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3CORN GLUTEN AMINO ACIDS. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CORN%20GLUTEN%20AMINO%20ACIDS