Database/Hair Conditioning/Potassium Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Oat Protein
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Potassium Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Oat Protein natural?

Yes. Oat protein hydrolysate, the coconut fatty acyl group, and the potassium counter-ion are all natural-origin.

INCI namePotassium Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Oat Protein
FunctionHair Conditioning · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockMade by hydrolyzing oat protein and acylating it…

How we scored it

Hydrolyzed oat protein (natural) acylated with coconut fatty acid, potassium salt; all fragments natural. 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

Made by hydrolyzing oat protein and acylating it with coconut fatty acid, then neutralizing with potassium. Both the protein and fatty acid feedstocks are plant-derived.

In plain English

A mild, protein-based cleansing and conditioning ingredient made from oat protein combined with coconut fatty acid. Both come from plants.

CosIng definition: Potassium Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Oat Protein is the potassium salt of the condensation product of coconut acid chloride and Hydrolyzed Oat Protein

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. 2POTASSIUM COCOYL HYDROLYZED OAT PROTEIN. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3POTASSIUM COCOYL HYDROLYZED OAT PROTEIN. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POTASSIUM%20COCOYL%20HYDROLYZED%20OAT%20PROTEIN