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

Is Hydrolyzed Conchiolin Protein natural?

Yes. Conchiolin is a natural protein from mollusk shells broken into peptides/amino acids by hydrolysis, with no petrochemical mass added.

INCI nameHydrolyzed Conchiolin Protein
CAS169590-57-2
FunctionHair Conditioning · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockObtained by hydrolysis of conchiolin, the natural structural…

How we scored it

Hydrolysed shell protein; hydrolysed proteins are 1.0 by this site's convention (amino acid building blocks retain full mass).
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

Obtained by hydrolysis of conchiolin, the natural structural protein found in mollusk shells (e.g. pearl oyster). Entirely protein-derived.

In plain English

A shell protein from mollusks that has been broken down into smaller pieces. Used to condition hair and skin.

CosIng definition: Protein hydrolyzates, Conchiolin

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