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Dimaltosyl cyclodextrin

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Dimaltosyl cyclodextrin in plain language

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a cleansing agent and an emulsion stabiliser. Dimaltosyl Cyclodextrin is the product obtained by the reaction of Cyclodextrin with Maltose.

  • Cleansing
  • Emulsion stabilising
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

What we know about this ingredient

Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Dimaltosyl cyclodextrin appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • EUCosIngActiveDimaltosyl Cyclodextrin is the product obtained by the reaction of Cyclodextrin with Maltose
    • Dimaltosyl Cyclodextrin is the product obtained by the reaction of Cyclodextrin with MaltoseSource →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Dimaltosyl cyclodextrin. 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 Dimaltosyl cyclodextrin yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

1 data source

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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Allergen profile

Canonical allergen markers detected on this ingredient. Each row is derived from the ingredient’s name or synonyms matching a known allergen class — useful when scanning a label for a specific allergy context.

  • GlutenContains · Oral (ingested)

    Source: chemindex_name_match

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.