Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
- Products with the EWG VERIFIED mark have met use restrictions and warnings based on EWG review of company data.
Other Concerns
Use restrictions (high)SYNONYMS
Restricted
Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation
This ingredient is produced by acid or enzymatic hydrolysis of wheat protein.
Common concerns
See how this product scores for common concerns.
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LOWCancer
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LOWAllergies & Immunotoxicity
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LOWDevelopmental and Reproductive Toxicity
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HIGHUse Restrictions
Ingredient concerns
- CONCERNS
- DATA SOURCES
Products with this Ingredient
conditioner | 169 products |
shampoo | 143 products |
hair treatment/serum | 71 products |
hair styling aide | 46 products |
styling gel/lotion | 36 products |
mask | 26 products |
hair spray | 15 products |
facial moisturizer/treatment | 14 products |
body wash/cleanser | 13 products |
facial cleanser | 12 products |
exfoliant/scrub | 10 products |
hair color and bleaching | 9 products |
nail treatment | 8 products |
serums & essences | 7 products |
moisturizer | 7 products |
detangler | 6 products |
beard cleanser | 5 products |
anti-aging | 5 products |
bath oil/salts/soak | 5 products |
styling mousse/foam | 5 products |
bubble bath | 4 products |
baby shampoo | 4 products |
other eye makeup | 4 products |
around-eye cream | 4 products |
body firming lotion | 3 products |
hair relaxer | 3 products |
bar soap | 2 products |
hair-loss treatment | 2 products |
baby soap | 2 products |
mascara | 2 products |
2 products | |
polish remover | 2 products |
nail polish | 2 products |
daily use with SPF | 2 products |
toners/astringents | 1 products |
body oil | 1 products |
concealer | 1 products |
makeup primer | 1 products |
cuticle treatment | 1 products |
beard care | 1 products |
foot moisturizer | 1 products |
baby bubble bath | 1 products |
damaged skin treatment | 1 products |
shaving cream | 1 products |
after shave | 1 products |
Use restrictions
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Violation of government restrictions - Restricted in cosmetics; use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - any | Open scientific literature |
Restricted in cosmetics (recommendations or requirements) - use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - any | CosIng |
Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - any | Open scientific literature |
Allergies/immunotoxicity
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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One or more human case studies show possible skin allergy or allergenic effects | Open scientific literature |
Data gaps
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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41 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical | NLM PubMed |
- Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
- European Commission. 2013. Cosing, the European Commission database with information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. Accessed on March 1, 2013 at http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/cosmetics/cosing/ .
- 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 SCORESHazard 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.