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A clean label, natural polymer for absorbing oils and improving formulations stability. Compliant with all global natural cosmetic standards. Unique potato crop bread through natural selection (non-GMO) to produce a native starch with significantly improved stability, less likely to retrograde and cause syneresis.

INCI Name: Solanum Tuberosum (Potato) Starch

Functions: Absorbent, Stabilizer

Labeling Claims: Clean Label, Natural, Non-GMO, Ulta Beauty's Conscious Beauty

Benefit Claims: Formula Stability, Non-Greasy Feel

Technical Data Sheet
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Knowde Enhanced TDS

Identification & Functionality

Cosmetic Ingredients Functions
CAS No.
9005-25-8
EC No.
232-679-6

Features & Benefits

Product Benefits

• Highly absorbent of human sweat and oils

• Clean-label, non-synthetic

• Easily dispersible in water or oil phases

• Without swelling, it enhances skin feel and reduces greasiness

• Swelled, it forms thermo-reversible gel to enhance rheology and stability

Performance Highlights

Olive oil applied to hair tresses. Right tress then treated with TeraSorb dry shampoo paste, and brushed

• Treated tress is mattified, and has faded shine band

• Treated tress is volumized. Oil tress is flattened

• Treated tress has separate fibers. Oily tress has fused fibers

Actera Ingredients TeraSorb Performance Highlights

Applications & Uses

AP/Deo Applications
Baby Care Applications
Hair Care Applications
Skin Care Applications
Formulations Guidelines

Use without swelling as a feel enhancer and absorbent. Add to oil or water phase during cool-down of product under gentle mixing. Do not exposed to temperatures above 65ºC. Use swelled by heating in water phase to above 70ºC and maintain for 5-15 minutes.