INCI names / Cornstarch
Cornstarch INCI name
The INCI name for cornstarch is Zea Mays Starch, and on a US label Zea Mays (Corn) Starch. The tools list it by that name in every product, soap included, at the weight you enter.
| In lotions, balms and other cosmetics | Zea Mays Starch |
|---|---|
| In cold-process soap | Zea Mays Starch, as added |
| On a US label | Zea Mays (Corn) Starch |
| In Great Britain and Northern Ireland | The same name as the EU. Northern Ireland uses the EU glossary cited below; Great Britain still uses the glossary it kept from the EU, where the name has another entry number. |
| What it is used for (CosIng) | abrasive, absorbent, anticaking, skin protecting, viscosity controlling |
| Also entered as | corn starch, maize starch |
Glossary citation: Zea Mays Starch #30271 (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175 on EUR-Lex).
In the soap or skincare tool, put it on its own line with its weight, for example "cornstarch, 5", and the tool prints the name for the region you choose.
Transcribed from the EU glossary of common ingredient names (Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175) and checked against it; the US names are the ones FDA's substance registry (GSRS) records, and the uses are those CosIng, the Commission's cosmetic ingredient database, lists. A labelling reference.