How we scored it
Lauroyl (coconut-derived) amide-bonded to wheat amino acids (natural); K counter-ion 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 acylating wheat-protein amino acids with coconut-derived lauric acid chloride, then neutralising with potassium hydroxide. No significant alternative route.
In plain English
A cleansing ingredient made from lauric acid (coconut-derived) combined with wheat amino acids, neutralised with potassium. Used in cleansers to gently wash and condition skin and hair.
CosIng definition: Potassium salt of the condensation product of lauric acid chloride and wheat amino acids
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.
- 2POTASSIUM LAUROYL WHEAT AMINO ACIDS. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3POTASSIUM LAUROYL WHEAT AMINO ACIDS. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POTASSIUM%20LAUROYL%20WHEAT%20AMINO%20ACIDS