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INCI ingredient

Hydrolyzed Wheat Gluten

Also listed as: Hydrolyzed Wheat Gluten)

Hydrolyzed Wheat Gluten appears on 4 ingredient lists in our database, most often in bar soaps.

What it triggers

  • Vegan originYesno animal source
  • FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
  • ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
  • SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
  • SiliconeNonot a silicone
  • AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

What it does

Hydrolyzed Wheat Gluten appears on 4 ingredient lists in our database, most often in bar soaps.

It does not belong to any of the six groups we check, so it never changes a verdict.

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

Functions: moisturising, skin conditioning, skin protecting

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • moisturising
  • skin conditioning
  • skin protecting
  • moisturising: Increasing the water content of the skin and keeping it soft and smooth.
  • skin conditioning: Maintaining the skin in good condition.
  • skin protecting: Helping to avoid harmful effects to the skin from external factors.

CAS 100684-25-1 · EC 309-696-3

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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