How we scored it
Hydrolyzed oat protein — amino acids from oat; hydrolysis leaves no synthetic mass in the product — 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 hydrolyzing oat protein with acid, alkali or enzymes. No alternative petrochemical route exists for this material.
In plain English
Amino acids extracted from oats, used to condition hair and skin and help retain moisture, drawing on oat's natural proteins.
CosIng definition: Amino acids, oat
References
- 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.
- 2OAT AMINO ACIDS. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3OAT AMINO ACIDS. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=OAT%20AMINO%20ACIDS