ZEA MAYS STARCH
Zea Mays Starch is a high-polymeric carbohydrate material usually derived from the peeled seeds of the Corn, Zea mays L., Gramineae
ZEA MAYS STARCH is listed in the EU CosIng inventory, but no direct annex records are linked on this page yet.
Regulatory evidence by market
No rule for this ingredient has been imported for any of the 13 markets tracked here.
That describes this inventory, not the law. No imported rule is not evidence that an ingredient is permitted: a rule may exist under another name or identifier, or in a dataset not yet imported here.
Exact external identity check
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Exact CosIng INCI name equals a PubChem synonym · Checked 2026-08-31
Inventory details for ZEA MAYS STARCH
INCI name
ZEA MAYS STARCH
INN name
starch
Ph. Eur. name
maydis amylum
Description
Zea Mays Starch is a high-polymeric carbohydrate material usually derived from the peeled seeds of the Corn, Zea mays L., Gramineae
Record provenance
- Inventory reference
- 38946
- Imported identity
- ZEA MAYS STARCH
- Source update
- 15/10/2010
Annex records for ZEA MAYS STARCH
Key data
- ABRASIVE
- Removing unwanted tissue or foreign materials from various body surfaces, including mechanical tooth cleaning and/or gloss improvement.
- ABSORBENT
- Taking up water- and/or oil-soluble (dissolved or finely dispersed) substances.
- ANTICAKING
- Preventing agglomeration of particulate solids into lumps or hard masses (cohesive cake), thus allowing free flow of particles.
- SKIN PROTECTING
- Helping to avoid harmful effects to the skin from external factors.
- VISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.
Official EU ingredient-name evidence
The ingredient name exactly matches the official 2025 EU glossary of common ingredient names.
Other ingredients from the same source
Zea mays
Mandamincornmaize
20 other ingredients in this inventory name the same organism. Sharing a source is not sharing an identity: a leaf extract, a seed oil and a ferment are different materials with different specifications.
- Adonis AMURENSIS/AKEBIA QUINATA/ALBIZIA JULIBRISSIN/ALTHAEA ROSEA/ANGELICA ACUTILOBA/ANGELICA ANOMALA/AQUILEGIA BUERGERIANA/ARTEMISIA PRINCEPS/ASTER CILIOSUS/ASTER SCABER/BRASSICA CAMPESTRIS/BROUSSONETIA KAZINOKI/CALLISTEPHUS CHINENSIS/CAMELLIA JAPONICA/CAMELLIA SINENSIS/CAMPSIS GRANDIFLORA/CARAGANA SINICA/CARTHAMUSTINCTORIUS/CASSIA OBTUSIFOLIA/CELOSIA CRISTATA/CERCIS CHINENSIS/CHAENOMELES SINENSIS/CHRYSANTHEMUM INDICUM/CHRYSANTHEMUM ZAWADSKII/CLEMATIS TERNIFLORA/COMMELINA COMMUNIS/CORNUS KOUSA/CORNUS OFFICINALIS/CORYDALIS INCISA/CORYDALIS TURTSCHANINOVII/CUCURBITA MOSCHATE/DENDROBIUM NOBILE/DIANTHUS CHINENSIS/ELSHOLTZIA SPLENDENS/EUPATORIUM LINDLEYANUM/FORSYTHIA KOREANA/FRITILLARIA USSURIENSIS/GARDENIA JASMINOIDES/GINKGO BILOBA/HELIANTHUS ANNUUS/HELIANTHUS TUBEROSUS/HEMEROCALLIS FULVA/HIBISCUS MUTABILIS/HIBISCUS SYRIACUS/HOSTA PLANTAGINAE/HYDRANGEA MACROPHYLLA/IMPATIENS BALSAMINA/IPOMEA HEDERACEA/IRIS PALLASII/IRIS PSEUDACORUS/KERRIA JAPONICA/LAGERSTROEMIA INDICA/LEONURUS SIBIRICUS/LESPEDEZA BICOLOR/LILIUM LANCIFOLIUM/LINDERA OBTUSILOBA/LIRIOPES MUSCARI/LONICERA JAPONICA/LYCORIS RADIATA/MAGNOLIA KOBUS/MAGNOLIA LILIFLORA/MALUS SIEBOLDII/NARCISSUS TAZETTA/NELUMBO NUCIFERA/OENOTHERA BIENNIS/PAEONIA LACTIFLORA/PAEONIA SUFFRUTICOSA/PAPAVER RHOEAS/PATRINIASCABIOSIFOLIA/PAULOWNIA COREANA/PERSICARIA THUNBERGII/PETASITES JAPONICUS/PHYTOLACCA ESCULENTA/PLATYCODON GRANDIFLORUS/POLYGONUM ODORATUM/PONICIRUS TRIFOLIATA/PRUNUS ARMENIACA/PRUNUS MUME/PRUNUS PERSICA/PRUNUS SERRULATA/PRUNUS TOMENTOSA/PUERARIA LOBATA/RHODODENDRON MUCRONULATUM/ROBINIA PSEUDACACIA/ROSA MULTIFLORA/ROSA RUGOSA/SASA BOREALIS/SOPHORA JAPONICA/SPIRAEA PRUNIFOLIA/STYRAX JAPONICA/SYRINGA VULGARIS/TARAXACUM PLATYCARPUM/TULIPA EDULIS/VIOLA MANDSCHURICA/WEIGELA SUBSESSILIS/WISTERIA SINENSIS/ZANTHOXYLUM SCHINIFOLIUM/ZEA MAYS/ZINGIBER MIOGA/ZINNIA Elegans Flower Extract
- Centella ASIATICA/CHAMOMILLA Recutita (matricaria) FLOWER/(CAMELLIA SINENSIS/ROSMARINUS Officinalis /ZEA Mays LEAF)/(GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA/POLYGONUM CUSPIDATUM/SCUTELLARIA Baicalensis Root) Extract
- Zea Mays Bran Extract
- Zea Mays BUD/SEED Extract
- Zea Mays Cob Extract
- Zea Mays Cob Meal
- Zea Mays Cob Powder
- Zea Mays Fruit
- Zea Mays Germ Extract
- Zea Mays Germ Oil
- Zea Mays Gluten Protein
- Zea Mays Kernel Extract
and 8 more
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How ZEA MAYS STARCH appears in the CosIng inventory
The CosIng inventory lists ZEA MAYS STARCH as a cosmetic ingredient and this page links it to 0 annex records. The inventory entry captures names and identifiers, while the annex records show where the substance is prohibited, restricted or positively listed in EU cosmetics law.
ZEA MAYS STARCH is also tagged with 5 cosmetic functions in the official data. Function labels describe intended use, but they do not replace regulatory review of linked annex records before formulation or labelling work.
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This page reproduces the CosIng inventory entry for ZEA MAYS STARCH from public European Commission cosmetic ingredient materials and shows linked identifiers even when no direct annex match is currently attached.
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