Cosmetic ingredient dictionary
Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein in cosmetics: what it is and what it does
Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein is a cosmetic ingredient that keeps the skin in good condition. Bravoora reads it as gluten. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 28 products, most often shampoos.
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What does Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein do in a product?
In a cosmetic product, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein keeps the skin in good condition, makes hair easier to comb, softer or shinier and reduces static, so hair stays flat. The EU’s CosIng database lists these jobs for it: skin conditioning, hair conditioning and antistatic.
What other names and numbers does Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein have?
- CosIng reference
- 76883
Does Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein come from a food allergen?
Bravoora’s label checker reads Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein as gluten, because the name points to it: a profile that avoids gluten gets Not for you on a product with it. Cosmetic labels use INCI names and no food-allergen rule applies to them, so the name is the only clue.
Who should look out for Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein?
Which products contain Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein?
Open Beauty Facts finds Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein in the ingredient lists of 28 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often shampoos, hair care and 2-in-1 shampoos.
Products with it, by country of sale: France 15 · Norway 5 · Portugal 1 · Italy 1.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein turns up, not how much of the market it is.
Bravoora reads this ingredient for everyone you shop for: an allergy or intolerance, a vegan or vegetarian diet, a calorie or protein goal, and the labels on supplements and skincare too. Build a profile · For dermatologists, dietitians and doctors
Sources
The job, the description and the EU annex entry are CosIng’s; the fragrance allergens are the EU Annex III names Bravoora’s label checker reads; the product counts are Open Beauty Facts’.
- European Commission: CosIng cosmetic ingredient database (functions, description, EU annex entry)
- Open Beauty Facts: product database, 77,506 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
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