How we scored it
Protein fraction of wheat germ: amino acids and peptides from plant material, nothing added that stays in the molecule; 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: wheat germ from flour milling is defatted and its protein extracted, often with enzymatic hydrolysis. No petrochemical route exists.
In plain English
A protein taken from wheat germ, the nutrient-rich embryo of the wheat grain. It forms a light film on hair and skin that leaves them feeling softer and smoother. It comes from flour-milling by-products.
CosIng definition: Triticum Vulgare Germ Protein is a protein substance obtained from the germ of the Wheat, Triticum vulgare, Poaceae
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 VULGARE GERM PROTEIN. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3TRITICUM VULGARE GERM PROTEIN. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=TRITICUM%20VULGARE%20GERM%20PROTEIN