EWG Skin Deep® | What is HYDROLYZED VEGETABLE PROTEIN

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Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein

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SYNONYMS

● HYDROLYSATE PROTEINS, VEGETABLE

● HYDROLYZED VEGETABLE PROTEIN

● PROTEIN HYDROLYZATES, VEGETABLE

● PROTEINS, VEGETABLE, HYDROLYSATE

● VEGETABLE HYDROLYSATE PROTEINS

● VEGETABLE PROTEIN HYDROLYSATE

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

Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein is a hydrolysate of vegetable protein derived by acid, enzymeor other method 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

shampoo	35 products
conditioner	33 products
concealer	30 products
foundation	18 products
hair styling aide	15 products
hair treatment/serum	15 products
brow liner	10 products
mask	10 products
mascara	9 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	9 products
styling gel/lotion	8 products
moisturizer	8 products
hair spray	4 products
around-eye cream	4 products
hair color and bleaching	4 products
serums & essences	4 products
daily use with SPF	3 products
body wash/cleanser	3 products
facial cleanser	2 products
liquid hand soap	2 products
tanning oil	2 products
setting powder/spray	1 products
exfoliant/scrub	1 products
toners/astringents	1 products
hair relaxer	1 products
body firming lotion	1 products
makeup primer	1 products
anti-aging	1 products
detangler	1 products
baby shampoo	1 products

Multiple, additive exposure sources

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food	FDA Food Additive Status
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food	FDA Everything Added to Food

Informational

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Industry or government recommendations for safe use: restrictions on concentration, impurities, product types, or manufacturing methods - any	Open scientific literature

Data gaps

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

FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) 2006. Food Additive Status List. Downloaded from http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/%7Edms/opa-appa.html, Oct 16, 2006.
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
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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