Database/Absorbent/Avena Sativa Starch
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Avena Sativa Starch natural?

Yes. Oat starch is a carbohydrate isolated directly from Avena sativa grain; natural origin per the starches rule.

INCI nameAvena Sativa Starch
CAS9005-25-8
FunctionAbsorbent · Viscosity Controlling
FeedstockIsolated from oat grain by wet milling. No…

How we scored it

Starch isolated from oat grain; whole natural carbohydrate fragment, no synthetic step. 1.0.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.

Where it comes from

Isolated from oat grain by wet milling. No petrochemical alternative route exists.

In plain English

A starch from oats used to absorb excess oil and thicken formulas. It's extracted directly from oat grains.

CosIng definition: Avena Sativa Starch is a starch obtained from the Oat, Avena sativa L., Poaceae

References

  1. 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
  2. 2AVENA SATIVA STARCH. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3AVENA SATIVA STARCH. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=AVENA%20SATIVA%20STARCH