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Wheat flour

CAS 130498-22-5

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Wheat flour in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Triticum vulgare kernel flour”.

Also known as Triticum vulgare kernel flour · Lipowheat oil · Wheat endosperm · Filed allergenic extract- wheat · Triticum vulgare (wheat) kernel flour · Wheat kernel flour

Show all 16 names

Akabotan · Clear Flour · Farina · Flours · Glu-x · Homecraft Create 765 · Purity 1 · Softasilk · Sorbit KK-N · wheat flower

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an abrasive, a bulking agent and a thickener. Triticum Vulgare Flour is the milled flour from kernels of the Wheat, Triticum vulgare, Poaceae.

  • Abrasive
  • Bulking
  • Viscosity controlling
  • Thickener
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Wheat flour appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substance2 entries
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as concept.Source →
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →
  • EUCosIngActiveTriticum Vulgare Flour is the milled flour from kernels of the Wheat, Triticum vulgare, Poaceae
    • Triticum Vulgare Flour is the milled flour from kernels of the Wheat, Triticum vulgare, PoaceaeSource →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 3 composition records across product categories including Other indirect contact consumer goods, Construction and building materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Abrasive, Viscosity modifier, Filler.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 3 composition records across product categories including Other indirect contact consumer goods, Construction and building materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Abrasive, Viscosity modifier, Filler.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Wheat flour. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

  • SCCS

    EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

    No SCCS opinion on file.

  • CIR

    Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)

    No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Wheat flour yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated may 17, 2017

    Open →
  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

    Open →
  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

    Open →
  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →

Allergen profile

Canonical allergen markers detected on this ingredient. Each row is derived from the ingredient’s name or synonyms matching a known allergen class — useful when scanning a label for a specific allergy context.

  • WheatContains · Oral (ingested)

    Source: chemindex_name_match

Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Wheat flour in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

3

Named organisations

4

Other indirect contact consumer goodsConstruction and building materials

Typical roles

AbrasiveBulkingViscosity controllingThickener
See products using Wheat flour →

Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Wheat flour; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.