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

Is Hydrolyzed Quinoa natural?

Yes. Peptide/amino-acid mixture from hydrolysed quinoa seed; all mass traces to quinoa seed protein.

INCI nameHydrolyzed Quinoa
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockProduced by hydrolysing quinoa seed (Chenopodium quinoa) to…

How we scored it

Amino acids/peptides from hydrolysis of quinoa seed protein; hydrolysis reagents leave no mass; hydrolysed protein = 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 quinoa seed (Chenopodium quinoa) to release amino acids and peptides. No petrochemical alternative route is used.

In plain English

A blend of amino acids made by breaking down quinoa seed protein, used to condition skin. It comes entirely from quinoa, a nutrient-rich seed crop.

CosIng definition: Quinoa seed, Chenopodium quinoa, 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. 2HYDROLYZED QUINOA. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3HYDROLYZED QUINOA. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=HYDROLYZED%20QUINOA