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INCI ingredient

Oryza Sativa Rice Starch

Also listed as: Oryza Sativa Starch, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Starch

Oryza Sativa Rice Starch appears on 17 ingredient lists in our database.

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

Oryza Sativa Rice Starch appears on 17 ingredient lists in our database.

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: absorbent, binding, bulking, viscosity controlling

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • absorbent
  • binding
  • bulking
  • viscosity controlling
  • absorbent: Taking up water- and/or oil-soluble (dissolved or finely dispersed) substances.
  • binding: Providing adhesive properties during and after compression in cosmetic tablets and/or cakes.
  • bulking: Non-reactive (chemically inert), solid ingredients that dilute other solids and/or increase the volume of cosmetic products.
  • viscosity controlling: Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.

CAS 9005-25-8 · EC 232-679-6

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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