Maltooligosyl Glucoside

The Basics On Maltooligosyl Glucoside

What is Maltooligosyl Glucoside?

Complex of a carbohydrate syrup and corn starch.

What are other names for Maltooligosyl Glucoside?

MALTOOLIGOSYL GLUCOSIDE

What is Maltooligosyl Glucoside used for?

It has multiple functions in cosmetics, including binding agent, emulsifier, hydrator, texture enhancer, and film-forming agent. An alternative to glycerin, maltooligosyl glucoside gives cosmetic products a smooth feel and is believed to provide soothing benefits.

How Maltooligosyl Glucoside is classified

Hydration, Film-Forming Agents, Emulsifiers, Film-Forming/Holding Agents, Texture Enhancer

Recommendations for using Maltooligosyl Glucoside during pregnancy and breastfeeding

Limited data suggests no known risk

 

Maltooligosyl Glucoside During Pregnancy

What we know about using Maltooligosyl Glucoside while pregnant or breastfeeding

Limited information available.

According to the package insert for the prescription drug lactulose, in studies of mice, rats, and rabbits, doses of lactulose solution up to 6 or 12 ml/kg/day produced no deleterious effects on breeding, conception, or parturition.21 (Details were not provided.)

General safety info about Maltooligosyl Glucoside from CIR

The Expert Panel assessed the safety of 25 monosaccharides, disaccharides, and related ingredients, and concluded these ingredients are safe as used in cosmetics. Many of these ingredients are common dietary sugars, dietary sugar replacements, or very closely related analogs and salts; seven of the ingredients are listed by the FDA as GRAS food substances. The most commonly reported cosmetic function is as a skin conditioning agent; other commonly-reported functions are use as a humectant or as a flavoring agent. The Panel reviewed the animal and clinical data included in this assessment, acknowledged that the oral safety of many of these ingredients has been well established, and found it appropriate to extrapolate the existing information to conclude on the safety of all the monosaccharides, disaccharides, and related ingredients.

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Products where you might find Maltooligosyl Glucoside

The Ordinary Ascorbyl Glucoside Solution 12%;The Ordinary Caffeine Solution 5% + EGCG;Kiehl’s Since 1851 Powerful-Strength Line-Reducing Concentrate 12.5% Vitamin C