What it is
In the register’s words: “Triticum Vulgare Germ Oil is the oil obtained from the expression or extraction of the wheat germ Triticum vulgare, Poaceae.”
- EU register name (INCI)
- TRITICUM VULGARE GERM OIL
- CAS number
- 68917-73-7 / 8006-95-9
- EC number
- - / 281-689-7
Labels often add a second name in brackets, so a label may say Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Germ Oil where the register says TRITICUM VULGARE GERM OIL. Both are the same ingredient.
What the register lists it for
These are the uses the European Commission’s CosIng register lists for Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Germ Oil in any cosmetic, hair roles first. They say why a maker might add it, not what it does in one formula, and they aren’t a safety rating.
- Emollient
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Oils, butters and similar ingredients that make a surface feel soft and smooth. On hair they coat the strand; many plant oils carry this role.
Register definition: “Acting as lubricants on the skin surface providing the skin with a soft and smooth appearance.”
- Humectant
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Holds water in the product and on the surface it touches. Glycerin, honey and aloe are common humectants on curly-hair labels.
Register definition: “Retaining and/or preserving the moisture in a product during use.”
- Skin conditioning
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The register’s broad role for ingredients that keep skin in good condition. On a hair label it often sits beside a hair role, or marks a plant oil or extract.
Register definition: “Maintaining the skin in good condition.”
Where it sits on each label
US labels list ingredients from most to least, except that those at 1% or less may follow in any order. A name near the top is a large part of the formula. A label doesn’t mark where the 1% point falls, so further down, the order says little about how much is in it.
- Protein treatments 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Protein treatments without it
- Hair oils 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Hair oils without it
Every label, product by product (2)
- ApHogee Keratin 2 Minute Reconstructor Protein treatment 26th of 44 names
- Mielle Rosemary Mint Scalp & Hair Strengthening Oil Hair oil 13th of 32 names
Each line runs from the first name on a label to the last; a dot is where this ingredient sits. Makers change formulas now and then; if the list on your bottle differs, go by your bottle.
Your next step
Other emollient ingredients on these labels
- Cetearyl Alcohol 80 labels
- Cetyl Alcohol 45 labels
- Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil 31 labels
- Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil 25 labels
- Stearyl Alcohol 23 labels
- Glyceryl Stearate 15 labels
- Glycol Distearate 15 labels
- Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate 15 labels
Updated · The name, numbers and uses come from the European Commission’s CosIng entry (CC BY 4.0); we write the uses in US spelling and put the hair ones first. The labels are each maker’s own. The order rule is the FDA’s Cosmetics Labeling Guide. All our sources are on the Sources page.