EWG Skin Deep® | What is HYDROLYZED OAT PROTEIN

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Hydrolyzed Oat Protein

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Other Concerns

Use restrictions (low) and Multiple, additive exposure sources (low)

SYNONYMS

HYDROLIZED OAT PROTEIN, HYDROLYSATE PROTEINS, OAT, HYDROLYZED OAT PROTEIN, OAT HYDROLYSATE PROTEINS, and PROTEINS, OAT, HYDROLYSATE

Restricted

Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation

Hydrolyzed Oat Protein is a hydrolysate of oat protein derived by acid, enzyme or othermethod of hydrolysis.

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
LOW

Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

conditioner	16 products
shampoo	12 products
nail polish	12 products
hair treatment/serum	7 products
body wash/cleanser	6 products
around-eye cream	4 products
recreational sunscreen	3 products
hair styling aide	3 products
hair relaxer	3 products
moisturizer	3 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	3 products
bubble bath	2 products
toners/astringents	2 products
baby bubble bath	2 products
styling gel/lotion	2 products
baby shampoo	1 products
daily use with SPF	1 products
body firming lotion	1 products
beard cleanser	1 products
bar soap	1 products
makeup remover	1 products
mask	1 products
liquid hand soap	1 products

Multiple, additive exposure sources

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Used in food or as an additive with limited or no toxicity information available	FDA Everything Added to Food

Allergies/immunotoxicity

CONCERN	REFERENCE
any or allergies - weight of evidence unknown/unassessed	Open scientific literature

Use restrictions

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - any	Open scientific literature

Ecotoxicology

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Not suspected to be an environmental toxin	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Data gaps

CONCERN	REFERENCE
77 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical	NLM PubMed

FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration). 2008. EAFUS [Everything Added to Food]: A Food Additive Database. FDA Office of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.

Understanding scores

Cosmetics and personal care products are not required to be tested for safety before being allowed on the market. The Skin Deep® scoring system was designed to help the public understand whether a product is safe to use or whether it contains ingredients of concern.

Every product and ingredient in Skin Deep gets a two-part score – one for hazard and one for data availability. The safest products score well by both measures, with a low hazard rating and a fair or better data availability rating.

HOW WE DETERMINE SCORES

Hazard score

The Skin Deep ingredient hazard score, from 1 to 10, reflects known and suspected hazards linked to the ingredients. The EWG VERIFIED™ mark means a product meets EWG’s strictest criteria for transparency and health.

Data availability

The Skin Deep data availability rating reflects the number of scientific studies about the product or ingredient in the published scientific literature.

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