Database/Skin Conditioning/Triticum Vulgare Sprout Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Triticum Vulgare Sprout Extract natural?

Yes. Extracted phytonutrients come directly from germinated wheat shoots with no added synthetic fragments.

INCI nameTriticum Vulgare Sprout Extract
CAS84012-44-2
FunctionSkin Conditioning · Skin Protecting
FeedstockYoung wheat shoots are extracted, typically with water…

How we scored it

Extract of wheat sprouts; extracted plant solutes are natural origin = 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

Young wheat shoots are extracted, typically with water or a water/glycol blend, to yield a skin-conditioning botanical. No alternative synthetic route exists.

In plain English

An extract of young wheat sprouts, used in skincare to help condition and protect the skin.

CosIng definition: Triticum Vulgare Sprout Extract is an extract of the young shoots 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 SPROUT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3TRITICUM VULGARE SPROUT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=TRITICUM%20VULGARE%20SPROUT%20EXTRACT