maltodextrin

 

what is it?

Maltodextrin is a plant-based sugar, polysaccharide and carbohydrate created by hydrolyzing a saccharide with starch from corn, rice or potato.

what does it do?

Maltodextrin is used as a sweetener in the food industry. BRAHSTON uses maltodextrin in our skincare as a skin-conditioning ingredient that acts to bind and stabilize the formula.

what do the experts say?

+ The Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Expert Panel

+ EWG Skin Deep® Cosmetics Database

  • SAFETY RATING

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    According to EWG, maltodextrin is rated as a 1 on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being the lowest risk to health and 10 being the highest.

+ Paula's Choice Skincare Ingredient Dictionary