Is Wheat Amino Acids natural?

Q: Is Wheat Amino Acids natural?

Wheat Amino Acids has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. Wheat protein hydrolysate consists entirely of natural-origin amino acids. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Yes. Wheat protein hydrolysate consists entirely of natural-origin amino acids.

INCI nameWheat Amino Acids

FunctionHair Conditioning · Skin Conditioning

FeedstockProduced by hydrolysing wheat protein into its constituent…

How we scored it

Amino acids from complete hydrolysis of wheat 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 wheat protein into its constituent amino acids. No synthetic route.

In plain English

Amino acids from breaking down wheat protein. Used to condition and protect skin and hair, and as a soothing ingredient.

CosIng definition: Amino acids, wheat

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.
2WHEAT AMINO ACIDS. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
3WHEAT AMINO ACIDS. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=WHEAT%20AMINO%20ACIDS