A starch from rice used as an absorbent powder.
What it is
Oryza sativa starch is a polysaccharide obtained from the peeled seeds of rice. CosIng lists it as an absorbent, binder, bulking agent and viscosity-controlling agent.
Where it is used
Used in face and body powders, dry shampoos, deodorants, bath powders and masks.
Limits of interpretation
The INCI list shows which ingredients are present, not how much of each. Above 1%, ingredients are listed in descending order of weight; below 1% the order is free.
Functions
- 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.
EU regulation
This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.
Products with this ingredient (189)
- Coconut Bronze Glistening Glow Powder · The Body Shop
- I Heart Revolution Peach Mattifying Primer · Revolution
- Revolution Haircare Revive Dry Shampoo · Revolution
- Sheer Finish Loose Powder · Lumene
- Stay Luminous Matte Powder · Lumene
- Mini Filmstar Bronze & Glow: Contour & Highlighter Palette · Charlotte Tilbury
- Wonder Skin Primer · ArtDeco
- Ridge Filler · ArtDeco
- SOS Nail Repair · ArtDeco
- Tusz Do Rzęs Pogrubiająco, Wydłużający – ICONIC MASCARA · Pierre René
- 1-minutowa maska upiększająca · Eveline Cosmetics
- Maseczka regenerująca Microneedles · Eveline Cosmetics