Database/Hair Conditioning/Hydrolyzed Brazil Nut Protein
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Hydrolyzed Brazil Nut Protein natural?

Yes. Hydrolysed plant protein is cleaved by hydrolysis into natural peptides/amino acids; no petrochemical mass is added.

INCI nameHydrolyzed Brazil Nut Protein
FunctionHair Conditioning · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockProduced by hydrolysing protein extracted from Brazil nuts…

How we scored it

Acid/enzyme hydrolysate of Brazil nut protein; natural building blocks throughout, no synthetic mass added. 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

Produced by hydrolysing protein extracted from Brazil nuts using acid, enzyme or other hydrolysis. No synthetic alternative route exists.

In plain English

A protein from Brazil nuts broken down into smaller pieces, used to condition hair and skin. It comes directly from Brazil nuts via a natural breakdown process.

CosIng definition: Protein hydrolyzates, Brazil nut

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. 2HYDROLYZED BRAZIL NUT PROTEIN. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3HYDROLYZED BRAZIL NUT PROTEIN. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=HYDROLYZED%20BRAZIL%20NUT%20PROTEIN