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

Is Hydrolyzed Jojoba Protein natural?

Yes. Jojoba seed protein is hydrolysed into peptides and amino acids, all traceable to the natural seed protein feedstock.

INCI nameHydrolyzed Jojoba Protein
CAS100684-35-3
FunctionHair Conditioning · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockThe feedstock is protein from jojoba seeds, broken…

How we scored it

Hydrolysed plant seed protein; hydrolysates built from natural building blocks score 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

The feedstock is protein from jojoba seeds, broken down by acid, enzyme, or other hydrolysis. No petrochemical fragment is introduced by hydrolysis.

In plain English

A conditioning ingredient made by breaking down jojoba seed protein into smaller fragments, used in skin and hair care.

CosIng definition: Hydrolyzed Jojoba Protein is the hydrolysate of jojoba seed protein derived by acid, enzyme or other method of hydrolysis

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