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INCI ingredient

Maltose

Maltose appears on 28 ingredient lists in our database, most often in hand creams.

What it triggers

  • Vegan originNot sureorigin not on file
  • FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
  • ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
  • SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
  • SiliconeNonot a silicone
  • AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

What it does

Maltose appears on 28 ingredient lists in our database, most often in hand creams.

It does not belong to any of the six groups we check, so it never changes a verdict.

We have not written the plain-language note for this ingredient yet; the facts above come straight from how it is classified.

Functions: fragrance, moisturising, skin conditioning

Products with Maltose

in 28 products

Showing 24 of 28 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • fragrance
  • moisturising
  • skin conditioning
  • fragrance: Imparting an odour or taste. Creating a perceivable pleasant smell and/or masking a bad smell.
  • moisturising: Increasing the water content of the skin and keeping it soft and smooth.
  • skin conditioning: Maintaining the skin in good condition.

CAS 69-79-4 · EC 200-716-5

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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