Database/Skin Conditioning/Hydrolyzed Lactalbumin
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Hydrolyzed Lactalbumin natural?

Yes. CosIng defines this as a hydrolysate of milk albumin; hydrolysed proteins are natural origin regardless of hydrolysis method.

INCI nameHydrolyzed Lactalbumin
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockMade by hydrolysing milk albumin proteins using acid,…

How we scored it

Hydrolysed milk protein = 1.0 by this site's convention.
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

Made by hydrolysing milk albumin proteins using acid, enzymes, or another method. No synthetic alternative route exists.

In plain English

A milk protein that has been broken down into smaller fragments by hydrolysis. Used in skincare for its conditioning effect on skin.

CosIng definition: Hydrolyzed Lactalbumin is the hydrolysate of milk albumins 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 LACTALBUMIN. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3HYDROLYZED LACTALBUMIN. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=HYDROLYZED%20LACTALBUMIN