How we scored it
Polysaccharide extracted directly from potato tubers; starches are natural origin per this site's convention. 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
Potato starch is extracted by washing and settling crushed potato tubers to isolate the starch granules. It is used with no chemical modification.
In plain English
A starch extracted from potatoes. Used to absorb oil, add bulk and help control the thickness of creams and powders.
CosIng definition: Solanum Tuberosum Starch is a polysaccharide obtained from the Potato Solanum tuberosum L., Solanaceae
References
- 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.
- 2SOLANUM TUBEROSUM STARCH. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SOLANUM TUBEROSUM STARCH. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SOLANUM%20TUBEROSUM%20STARCH