What does Ipomoea batatas/solanum tuberosum starch do?

Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent, an antiplaque and an oral-care ingredient. Ipomoea Batatas/Solanum Tuberosum (Potato) Starch is product obtained by the heat treatment of an aqueous mixture of the starch derived from Ipomoea batatas and Solanum tuberosum.

Is Ipomoea batatas/solanum tuberosum starch safe?

We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

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Ipomoea batatas/solanum tuberosum starch

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Ipomoea batatas/solanum tuberosum starch in plain language

What it is: Also known as Ipomoea Batatas/Solanum Tuberosum (Potato) Starch
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent, an antiplaque and an oral-care ingredient. Ipomoea Batatas/Solanum Tuberosum (Potato) Starch is product obtained by the heat treatment of an aqueous mixture of the starch derived from Ipomoea batatas and Solanum tuberosum.
Skin conditioning
Antiplaque
Oral care
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. Ipomoea batatas/solanum tuberosum starch appears in these published regulatory listings.

EUCosIngActiveIpomoea Batatas/Solanum Tuberosum (Potato) Starch is product obtained by the heat treatment of an aqueous mixture of the starch derived from Ipomoea batatas and Solanum tuberosum.
- Ipomoea Batatas/Solanum Tuberosum (Potato) Starch is product obtained by the heat treatment of an aqueous mixture of the starch derived from Ipomoea batatas and Solanum tuberosum.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Ipomoea batatas/solanum tuberosum starch. 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 Ipomoea batatas/solanum tuberosum starch 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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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.