Boiling resistant starches: cook-stable performance for personal care

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At a glance

Corn- and rice-based starches for mattifying, moisture absorption and smooth cosmetic textures

Boiling resistant starches are cook-stable modified starches for personal care formulations. Based on selected corn and rice starches, they perform stably in powder products, emulsions and decorative cosmetics where skin feel, mattifying effect and moisture absorption matter.

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Versatile performance

Cook-stable functionality for better texture and skin feel

AGRANA boiling resistant starches give formulators a smooth sensory profile and stable performance throughout processing. They support mattifying effects, moisture and oil absorption and powder-based textures, and contribute to a silky skin feel and reduced oiliness of emulsions.

  • Supports mattifying effects in cosmetic formulations
  • Absorbs sweat, skin moisture and excess oil
  • Contributes to a silky, velvety skin feel
  • Suitable for powders, decorative cosmetics and emulsions
  • Supports opacity, adhesion and a smooth product appearance
  • Delivers cook-stable functionality throughout processing
For your use case

Boiling resistant starches for personal care formulations

Personal care formulations need ingredients that combine stable processing with visible and sensory performance. AGRANA boiling resistant starches support cosmetic concepts where a dry, smooth skin feel, mattifying effect, powder performance and emulsion stability define the finished product.

Mattifying effect and skin feel for cosmetic formulations

From face powders and eye shadows to creams and emulsions, boiling resistant starches bring smooth texture, dependable absorbency and a pleasant finish on the skin. They help formulators build powder and emulsion concepts with mattifying properties, reduced oiliness, improved adhesion and a silky to velvety sensory profile.

Functions & benefits

  • Supports baby powders, loose face powders, body powders and foot powders
  • Suitable for rouge, eye shadow, compact powders and decorative cosmetics
  • Reduces oiliness and improves silky skin feel in emulsions
  • Absorbs moisture for a dry, smooth finish
  • Contributes to opacity, adhesion, creaminess and mattifying effects
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Our portfolio

Boiling resistant starches for powders, emulsions and decorative cosmetics

AGRANA’s boiling resistant starches portfolio offers cook-stable corn- and rice-based starch solutions for personal care formulations. The range supports powder bases, decorative cosmetics and emulsion systems — delivering mattifying effect, moisture absorption, opacity, adhesion and a silky skin feel with stable processing.

CORN PO4 PH “B”

Boiling-Resistant Starches

Resistant corn-based starch for mattifying, moisture control and silky skin-feel

Modified Rice Starches

Boiling-Resistant Starches

Resistant rice-based starch for oil and moisture absorption and smooth skin feel

Talk to experts who understand starch in personal care formulations

AGRANA’s technical and application experts work with customers to select the right boiling resistant starch for cosmetic applications. From powder performance and moisture absorption to mattifying effect, skin feel, emulsion behaviour and processing conditions, we turn formulation needs into scalable personal care products.

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