Potato Flour ●
TL;DR. This ingredient is mainly used as an absorbent, bulking agent, and texture modifier in powders, masks, and dry personal care formats. It can also help thicken water-based pastes and give a soft, matte feel.
What does Potato Flour do in a cosmetic formula?
This ingredient is mainly used as an absorbent, bulking agent, and texture modifier in powders, masks, and dry personal care formats. It can also help thicken water-based pastes and give a soft, matte feel.
Is Potato Flour clean?
From a clean-beauty perspective, this ingredient is generally well tolerated and has little restricted-list friction. The main formulation considerations are dustiness in loose powders and the need for proper preservation when it is used in water-containing products.
Is Potato Flour sustainable?
This material is plant-derived, renewable, and readily biodegradable. Its footprint depends on agricultural inputs, land use, water use, and whether the crop is conventionally or organically grown.
Is Potato Flour COSMOS-approved?
It is generally compatible with COSMOS-natural and COSMOS-organic standards when produced by physical processing from an approved agricultural raw material. It fits Green Chemistry principles well because it is renewable, biodegradable, and typically made with low-complexity processing.
How does Potato Flour work chemically?
This material is a dried, milled plant-tuber powder rich in amylose and amylopectin polysaccharides, with smaller amounts of fiber, protein, and minerals. It is insoluble in cold water, swells and gelatinizes with heat, and is often used at a few percent in masks or powders, with preservation required in aqueous systems.
Last updated 2026-05-13