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

Is Potassium Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein natural?

Yes. Wheat protein hydrolysate combined with coconut-derived fatty acid and potassium; every fragment traces to a plant or mineral feedstock.

INCI namePotassium Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
FunctionHair Conditioning · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockMade by hydrolysing wheat protein and acylating it…

How we scored it

Hydrolyzed wheat protein (natural) acylated with coconut fatty acid (natural); potassium is a natural mineral ion. 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 hydrolysing wheat protein and acylating it with coconut fatty acid, then neutralising with potassium. All feedstocks are plant- or mineral-derived.

In plain English

A gentle cleansing ingredient made from wheat protein and coconut fatty acid. Used in shampoos and washes to cleanse hair and skin gently.

CosIng definition: Proteins, wheat, hydrolyzed, coco-acyl derivatives, potassium salts

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 WHEAT PROTEIN. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3POTASSIUM COCOYL HYDROLYZED WHEAT 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%20WHEAT%20PROTEIN