Is Starch Acetate safe in cosmetics?
Starch Acetate has a safety rating of "EXCELLENT" in our database. EU status: permitted. US status: permitted.
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Cosmetic Ingredient
Starch Acetate
INCI: STARCH ACETATE
Starch Acetate (CAS 9045-28-7) is a cosmetic cosmetic ingredient functioning as Emollient, hair conditioning, skin conditioning. EU Regulation 1223/2009 status: permitted. Industrial safety data is also available in the chemical safety database. Same-CAS public records also appear in industrial chemical safety data.
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Function
Emollient, hair conditioning, skin conditioning
Safety Rating
EXCELLENT
Chemistry & Identifiers
IUPAC Name
[2-[2-[[3,4-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-5-methoxyoxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-6-[4,5-dihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-methyloxan-3-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxyoxan-3-yl]oxy-4-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-5-methoxyoxan-3-yl] acetate
InChIKey
MKRNVBXERAPZOP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Regulatory Status
EU EU Status
permitted
US US Status
permitted
US Notes
Permitted; CIR Panel reviewed polysaccharide gums (including starch derivatives) and found them safe as used
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Safety Data
Margin of Safety, dermal absorption, and sensitization profile summaries for Starch Acetate.
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Additional Ingredient Properties
1 property record from structured ingredient metadata.
polymer
{"cas_number": "9045-28-7", "ingredient_class": "film_former", "polymer_type": "modified_natural", "chemical_backbone": "starch", "ionic_character": "nonionic", "pH_viscosity_sensitivity": "moderate", "salt_tolerance": "moderate", "electrolyte_effect_on_viscosity": "moderate", "temperature_viscosity_sensitivity": "moderate", "film_transparency": "transparent", "removability": "easy", "flyaway_redu…
PubChem Annotations
Safety and regulatory annotations from PubChem (NCBI) aggregated sources.
Regulatory (2)
JECFA Evaluation
STARCH ACETATE | 2018 | NOT SPECIFIED | Considered for specification only. | ">TRS 1014-JECFA 86/65 | FAS 17-JECFA 26/141
Source: Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)
EU Food Improvement
Food additives
Source: EU Food Improvement Agents
Function Categories & List Membership
Cosmetic/Chemical Function Categories
Thickening agent
Regulatory List Membership (1)
FDA Substances Added to Food (EAFUS)
Expert Verdict
Expert safety assessment and concern-level summary for Starch Acetate.
Regulatory Flags
fda_food_additive
jecfa_safe
Chemical Function
Thickening agent
Regulatory Lists
food_additive; Substances Added to Food (formerly EAFUS) (2/2019)
Australian Status
AICIS status: listed
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Starch Acetate allowed in the EU?
Starch Acetate EU regulatory status: permitted. This is based on EU Regulation 1223/2009 and its amendments.
What does Starch Acetate do in cosmetics?
Starch Acetate functions as: Emollient, hair conditioning, skin conditioning. It is classified as a cosmetic ingredient in our database. CAS number: 9045-28-7.
Is Starch Acetate used outside cosmetics?
Starch Acetate also appears in industrial chemical safety data. The cross-vertical cards on this page render same-CAS public rows from the matched databases.
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