# QUATERNIUM-79 HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_inci_quaternium_79_hydrolyzed_wheat_protein
Categories: beauty
Functions: Skin conditioning, Hair conditioning, Antistatic
Identifier: QUATERNIUM-79 HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN

> QUATERNIUM-79 HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN: Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent, a hair conditioner and an antistatic agent. Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records. Compiled from 1 published data source.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern: not yet assessed
- Is it a concern? We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
- Rationale: Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Protein hydrolyzates, wheat (Triticum vulgare), 2-hydroxy-3-((3-aminopropyl)dimethylammonio)propyl derivatives, N-(1-oxohexadecyl, 1-oxo-9-(Z)-hexadecenyl and 1-oxo-9-(Z)-octadecenyl) derivatives, chlorides

## Expert safety opinions

- SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety): no opinion on file.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)): no opinion on file.

## Data sources

- CosIng (updated 2026-09-23): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/79354

_Assessed by Greenveil._