Health Concerns of the Ingredient:
Overall Hazard
Developmental &
reproductive toxicity
Allergies & immunotoxicity
About TRITICUM VULGARE (WHEAT) PROTEIN: Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Protein is a protein obtained from wheat, Triticum vulgare.
Function(s): Film Former; Hair Conditioning Agent; Skin-Conditioning Agent - Miscellaneous; BUFFERING; EMOLLIENT; FILM FORMING; SKIN CONDITIONING; SKIN PROTECTING
Synoym(s): PROTEINS, TRITICUM VULGARE; PROTEINS, WHEAT; TRITICUM VULGARE PROTEIN; TRITICUM VULGARE PROTEINS; WHEAT PROTEIN; WHEAT PROTEINS
Data gaps
| Concern |
Reference |
| 561 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical see search results -> | NLM PubMed |
Data Sources
| NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov. |
Products Containing the Ingredient
About the ratings
EWG provides information on personal care product ingredients from the published scientific literature, to supplement incomplete data available from companies and the government. The ratings below indicate the relative level of concern posed by exposure to the ingredients in this product - not the product itself - compared to other product formulations. The ratings reflect potential health hazards but do not account for the level of exposure or individual susceptibility, factors which determine actual health risks, if any.
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