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Hydrolyzed Corn Starch
Hydrolyzed Corn Starch · Hydrolyzed Corn Starch OctenylsuccinateHydrator
Corn starch broken into small pieces — holds water, adds soft slip, and forms a light, smoothing film.
What it does
It holds water, leaves a light smoothing film and adds soft slip to a product. It’s corn starch broken into smaller pieces that dissolve in water. It’s there for texture, not to change your skin.
The evidence, graded
expert consensusUS safety reviewers (2011) judged 18 ingredients from corn, hydrolyzed corn starch among them, safe as used. They describe hydrolyzed corn starch as corn starch broken down, which helps skin hold water. They asked makers to limit pesticide residues to no more than 40 parts per million in all, and 10 for any one.Andersen 2011 · 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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