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Data: Limited

Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein

  • Products with the EWG VERIFIED mark have met use restrictions and warnings based on EWG review of company data.

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Other Concerns

Use restrictions (high)

SYNONYMS

GLUTENS, ENZYME-MODIFIED, HYDROLYSATE PROTEINS, WHEAT, HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN, PROTEINS, WHEAT, HYDROLYSATE, WHEAT GLUTEN, ENZYME-MODIFIED, WHEAT HYDROLYSATE PROTEINS, and WHEAT PROTEIN HYDROLYSATE

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.

  • LOW
    Cancer
  • LOW
    Allergies & Immunotoxicity
  • LOW
    Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
  • HIGH
    Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

  • CONCERNS
  • DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

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conditioner151 products
shampoo110 products
hair treatment/serum61 products
hair styling aide40 products
styling gel/lotion33 products
mask25 products
hair color and bleaching16 products
hair spray11 products
facial cleanser11 products
facial moisturizer/treatment11 products
body wash/cleanser10 products
exfoliant/scrub10 products
moisturizer7 products
serums & essences6 products
detangler6 products
styling mousse/foam5 products
bath oil/salts/soak5 products
daily use with SPF5 products
baby shampoo4 products
anti-aging4 products
bubble bath4 products
beard cleanser4 products
nail treatment4 products
body firming lotion3 products
hair relaxer3 products
CC cream3 products
2 products
around-eye cream2 products
bar soap2 products
hair-loss treatment2 products
baby soap2 products
beard care1 products
makeup primer1 products
polish remover1 products
other eye makeup1 products
body oil1 products
liquid hand soap1 products
nail polish1 products
concealer1 products
baby bubble bath1 products
after shave1 products
damaged skin treatment1 products
toners/astringents1 products
foot moisturizer1 products
cuticle treatment1 products
mascara1 products

Use restrictions

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Violation of government restrictions - Restricted in cosmetics; use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - anyOpen scientific literature
Restricted in cosmetics (recommendations or requirements) - use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - anyCosIng
Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - anyOpen scientific literature

Allergies/immunotoxicity

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CONCERN REFERENCE
One or more human case studies show possible skin allergy or allergenic effectsOpen scientific literature

Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
41 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemicalNLM 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 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.

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WEIGHT-OF-EVIDENCE APPROACH

A product’s hazard score is not an average of the ingredients’ hazard scores. It is calculated using a weight-of-evidence approach that factors in all of the hazards or health impacts associated with the ingredients.

Data availability

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

NONE LIMITED FAIR GOOD ROBUST
Low Availability
Moderate Availability
High Availability
NONE

Ingredients have not been assessed.

LIMITED-FAIR

There is only a modest volume of research.

GOOD-ROBUST

Ingredients have been studied extensively.

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