Database/Hair Conditioning/Rice Amino Acids
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Rice Amino Acids natural?

Yes. Rice protein hydrolysate is composed of natural-origin amino acids.

INCI nameRice Amino Acids
FunctionHair Conditioning · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockProduced by hydrolysing rice protein into free amino…

How we scored it

Amino acids from complete hydrolysis of rice 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 rice protein into free amino acids. No synthetic route.

In plain English

Amino acids from breaking down rice protein. Used to condition hair and skin.

CosIng definition: Rice Amino Acids is the mixture of amino acids derived from the complete hydrolysis of rice 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. 2RICE AMINO ACIDS. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3RICE AMINO ACIDS. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=RICE%20AMINO%20ACIDS