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Wheat Germ Oil Unsaponifiables
Triticum Vulgare Germ Oil Unsaponifiables · Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Germ Oil UnsaponifiablesBarrier
A small part of wheat germ oil, taken out and used on its own to soften skin.
What it does
When oil is made into soap, a small part of it doesn’t react. That part, the unsaponifiables, can be taken out and used on its own. The EU lists this one as a skin and hair conditioner that softens skin.
The evidence, graded
expert consensusUS safety reviewers (2017) judged 244 plant oil ingredients safe as used, oil unsaponifiables among them. Their list names white lupin seed oil and wheat germ oil unsaponifiables; the unsaponifiables weren’t in use then. They say oils are used to soften skin and seal in moisture, and asked makers to limit pesticide residues and heavy metals.Burnett 2017 · International Journal of Toxicology ↗
Graded per the methodology: strong · moderate · emerging · expert consensus. A weak source on a strong claim gets the weaker label.
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