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INCI ingredient

Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate

A sugar-alcohol syrup used as a humectant and sweetener, mostly in toothpaste.

What it triggers

  • Vegan originYesno animal source
  • FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
  • ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
  • SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
  • SiliconeNonot a silicone
  • AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

What it does

Hydrogenated starch hydrolysate is a mixture of sorbitol, maltitol and related sugar alcohols made from starch. In toothpaste and mouthwash it keeps the paste moist and adds mild sweetness; in creams it holds water.

CosIng lists it as humectant. It is plant-derived and affects none of the six checks.

Functions: humectant

Products with Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate

in 271 products

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In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • humectant
  • humectant: Retaining and/or preserving the moisture in a product during use.

CAS 68425-17-2 · EC 270-337-8

EU regulation

Not on a restricted-substances annex. Listed as an allowed cosmetic ingredient.

Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.

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