How we scored it
Hydrolysed wheat protein fraction of di- and tri-peptides: amino acids all plant-derived, no added atoms, so 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
Dominant route is enzymatic or acid hydrolysis of wheat gluten followed by ultrafiltration to isolate the di- and tri-peptide fraction. Hydrolysis reagents leave no mass in the product.
In plain English
A mixture of very small peptides (two or three amino acids long) obtained from wheat protein by breaking it down and filtering. It forms a light film on skin and hair and conditions them.
CosIng definition: Triticum Aestivum Peptide is the di-/tri- peptide fraction isolated from the Wheat, Triticum aestivum L., Poaceae, protein (q.v.) by ultra-membrane filtration
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.
- 2TRITICUM AESTIVUM PEPTIDE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3TRITICUM AESTIVUM PEPTIDE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=TRITICUM%20AESTIVUM%20PEPTIDE