Database/Cleansing/Wheat Germ Acid
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Wheat Germ Acid natural?

Yes. Entire fatty-acid blend is derived directly from wheat germ vegetable oil.

INCI nameWheat Germ Acid
CAS68938-32-9
FunctionCleansing · Emollient
FeedstockObtained by splitting wheat germ oil into its…

How we scored it

Fatty acids from wheat germ oil; oleochemical blend, 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

Obtained by splitting wheat germ oil into its component fatty acids. The whole ingredient is plant-derived.

In plain English

A blend of fatty acids from wheat germ, used in cosmetics as a cleansing, emollient and skin-conditioning ingredient. Plant-derived.

CosIng definition: Fatty acids, wheat germ

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