Ingredient

Zea Mays (Corn) Starch

Low risk

FunctionBulking

What it is — Zea Mays (Corn) Starch (INCI: Zea Mays (Corn) Starch) is a texture and structure agent.

What it does — It is commonly used to absorb oil and give a soft-matte finish.

Typical use — It is used in gels, creams, lotions and stylers to build viscosity, stabilize the formula or form a light film. By tuning viscosity and flow, it helps a product feel and dispense the way it is meant to.

Who it suits / good to know — Non-active and generally inert on skin. It shapes how a product feels and spreads rather than delivering a skincare effect. You are unlikely to notice it as an ingredient beyond how the product feels.

Safety — DHALIORA grades it low risk: inert plant powder. This reflects the ingredient in general and is not medical advice; patch-test if your skin is easily irritated.

Why we grade it Low: Low risk — inert plant powder.
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Found in these DHALIORA products

Found in 3 DHALIORA products

Cloropy Jaungo Herbal Bubble Bath Fizz Cloropy Jaungo Herbal Bubble Bath FizzScreening 9.0 Reveam Enzyme Cleansing Powder Reveam Enzyme Cleansing PowderScreening 9.8 YBK Pore Clear Clay Cream Mask YBK Pore Clear Clay Cream MaskScreening 9.4
How grades are set — Risk reflects our own reading of publicly available safety data, an EWG-style reading shown at the worst-case grade we've assigned this ingredient across products. It isn't a third party's proprietary score, and it isn't medical advice. Always read the packaging and patch-test where indicated.
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