Barley starches for natural skin feel
Native barley starches that bring a soft, matte finish to personal care formulations
AGRANA barley starches are native, plant-based ingredients for personal care and cosmetics. They give formulators a natural-origin option for refining skin feel, controlling shine and shaping the sensory finish of emulsion-based products. As granular starches, they work in creams, lotions and selected care formats, and they suit natural and green cosmetic concepts where silicone-free and mineral-oil-free positioning matters.
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A soft, matte finish from a natural barley source
AGRANA barley starches deliver a refined sensory profile from a plant-based raw material. On the skin, they leave a soft, smooth feel, take away the greasy and sticky after-touch of rich emulsions and settle into a natural matte finish. They spread cleanly without whitening or shine, which makes them a strong fit for formulators building natural and sustainability-oriented care concepts.
- Soft, smooth skin feel in cosmetic emulsions
- Natural matte finish with reduced shine
- Less greasy, less sticky after-touch
- Clean spreading without whitening
- Binds oils, actives and fragrances within the formulation
- Native, plant-based alternative to silicone and mineral-oil sensory agents
- Suited to natural and green cosmetic positioning
Barley starches by application
AGRANA pairs starch know-how with dedicated formulation support, so barley starch fits how cosmetic products are actually made. As a granular ingredient, it disperses into oil-in-water and water-in-oil emulsions and stays stable through standard cosmetic processing, from first bench trials to scaled production. AGRANA works alongside development teams to match dosage and grade to the texture and finish each formulation needs.
Barley starch for everyday skin and care products
AGRANA barley starches bring a natural matte feel to a wide span of cosmetic emulsions: creams, lotions, suncare, after sun, after shave, foundations, primers, day care, deodorants and antiperspirants. In each, they improve the application feel, soften the skin impression and tone down greasiness and shine.
Functions & Benefits
- Works across creams, lotions, day care and suncare
- Fits foundations, primers, after shave and after sun
- Refines skin feel and reduces greasiness
- Delivers a natural matte finish
- Binds oils, actives and fragrances
- Grade selection tuned to each formulation
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Browse the barley starches range
AGRANA's barley starches serve formulators who need native functionality, natural-origin positioning and a refined sensory result. The range covers soft skin feel, matte finish and reduced greasiness across selected emulsion formats. AGRANA matches each grade to formulation type, processing route and the target finish.
BARLEY NATURAL
COSMOS-confirmed sensory modifier for natural cosmetics
Talk to experts who understand barley starch in personal care
AGRANA's starch experts work with personal care teams to fit barley starch to the skin feel, finish and natural positioning each product needs. Whether the starting point is a greasy emulsion, a flat finish or a clean-label brief, AGRANA supports development from the first trial onward.
