Database/Buffering/Triticum Vulgare Protein
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Triticum Vulgare Protein natural?

Yes. The protein is extracted from peeled wheat seeds, so every atom comes from plant amino acids.

INCI nameTriticum Vulgare Protein
CAS100684-25-1
FunctionBuffering · Emollient
FeedstockWheat seeds are milled and the protein fraction…

How we scored it

Wheat seed protein, an amino acid polymer from a plant; all 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

Wheat seeds are milled and the protein fraction is separated from starch by washing. No alternative route is in commercial use.

In plain English

Protein taken from wheat seeds. It forms a thin, flexible film on hair and skin and helps hold moisture, so it appears in conditioners and creams. It comes from milled wheat.

CosIng definition: Triticum Vulgare Protein is a protein obtained from the peeled seeds of the Wheat, Triticum vulgare, Poaceae

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. 2TRITICUM VULGARE PROTEIN. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3TRITICUM VULGARE 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%20PROTEIN