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Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
Short chains of glucose, marketed as a prebiotic that feeds skin’s friendly microbes.
What it does
Enzymes join glucose units into short chains to make it. The EU lists it for cleansing, conditioning and smoothing skin.
The EU’s ingredient database lists it as a cleanser (helps keep skin clean).European Commission, CosIng (© European Union, CC BY 4.0) · uses put in plain words by Drop ↗
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