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Aluminum starch octenylsuccinate

CAS 9087-61-0

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Aluminum starch octenylsuccinate in plain language

What it is: Also known as Aluminium starch octenylbutanedioate · Aluminium starch octenylsuccinate · Aluminum starch octenylbutanedioate · Starch aluminium octenyl succinate · Starch aluminum octenyl succinate · Starch, hydrogen 2-(OCTEN-1-YL)BUTANEDIOATE, aluminium salt
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Starch, hydrogen 2-(OCTEN-1-YL)BUTANEDIOATE, aluminum salt · Starch, hydrogen octenylbutanedioate, aluminium salt · Starch, hydrogen octenylbutanedioate, aluminum salt · Dry Flo Pure · Dry-Flo C · Dry-Flo PC · Dry-Flo PC 28-1800 · Okuteie · Starch, food, modified: starch aluminum octenyl succinate · Starch octenylsuccinate aluminum salt · Dry-flo
What it does: Used in cosmetics as an absorbent, an anticaking agent and a thickener. Starch, hydrogen octenylbutanedionate, aluminum salt.
Absorbent
Anticaking
Viscosity controlling
Thickener
Anti-caking agent
Is it a concern?: We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Aluminum starch octenylsuccinate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Inactive ingredient in US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
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EUCosIngActiveStarch, hydrogen octenylbutanedionate, aluminum salt
- Starch, hydrogen octenylbutanedionate, aluminum saltSource →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1887 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Absorbent, Viscosity modifier, Anti-caking agent.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1887 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Absorbent, Viscosity modifier, Anti-caking agent.Source →
USFDAinactive ingredient databaseRoute: TOPICAL; Dosage form: CREAM; Maximum daily exposure: 321 mg
- Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: CREAM; Maximum daily exposure: 321 mgSource →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Aluminum starch octenylsuccinate. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

SCCS
EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety
No SCCS opinion on file.
CIR
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)
No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Aluminum starch octenylsuccinate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

6 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated september 9, 2014
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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FDA Inactive Ingredient Database
regulatory · updated 2026-01-09
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FDA GSRS UNII
registry · updated 2026-02-26
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openFDA Substance
registry · updated 2026-05-24
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Reference links (1)

Openfda substance

cosmeticsdatabase.com

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Aluminum starch octenylsuccinate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

1,887

Named organisations

Personal care

Typical roles

AbsorbentAnticakingViscosity controllingThickenerAnti-caking agent

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Aluminum starch octenylsuccinate; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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