A modified starch used as a cleansing and foam-boosting surfactant.
What it is
Sodium hydrolyzed potato starch dodecenylsuccinate is, according to CosIng, the sodium salt of the product obtained by reacting dextrin (partially hydrolysed starch) with dodecenylsuccinic anhydride. CosIng lists it as a cleansing and foam-boosting surfactant.
Where it is used
Found in shampoos, shower gels and facial cleansers.
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.
The label does not show its concentration or degree of modification.
Functions
- Surfactant – foam boosting
- Increasing foaming capacity and/or stabilize foams in general.
- Surfactant – cleansing
- Wetting body surfaces, emulsifying or solubilizing oils, and suspending soil (generally, such ingredients contribute to the foaming and lathering properties of cleansing products).
EU regulation
This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.
Products with this ingredient (8)
- Argan oil of Morocco · OGX
- OGX Refreshing Rosemary Mint Shampoo 385 ML · OGX
- Ogx Peptides Progrowth Shampoo 385mL · OGX
- Neutrogena Deep Clean Invorating Foaming Scrub 150g · Neutrogena
- Neutrogena Hydro Boost Hyaluronic Acid Face Cleanser Water Gel 145mL · Neutrogena
- Aveeno Shampoo · Aveeno
- Hydro Boost Gentle Cleansing Lotion · Neutrogena
- Gel de Limpeza Facial Neutrogena Hydro Boost · Neutrogena