INCI ingredient

Hydrolyzed Silk

Hydrolyzed Silk appears on 53 ingredient lists in our database, most often in body moisturizers.

What it triggers

If a product lists Hydrolyzed Silk, its vegan answer is No. Nothing else changes.

Hydrolyzed Silk appears on 53 ingredient lists in our database, most often in body moisturizers.

On the label it counts as vegan, which is why a product that lists it cannot be vegan.

We have not written the plain-language note for this ingredient yet; the facts above come straight from how it is classified.

Functions: antistatic, hair conditioning, humectant, skin conditioning

in 53 products

Showing 24 of 53 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.

Functions listed by CosIng

antistatic: Preventing and/or reducing static electricity by neutralising electrical charge on surfaces.
hair conditioning: Enhancing the appearance and feel of hair. Leaving the hair easy to comb, supple, soft and shiny and/or imparting volume, lightness, gloss, texture, etc.
humectant: Retaining and/or preserving the moisture in a product during use.
skin conditioning: Maintaining the skin in good condition.

CAS 96690-41-4 · EC 306-235-8

EU regulation

Not on a restricted-substances annex. Listed as an allowed cosmetic ingredient.

Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.

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