Triticum vulgare starch (inci)

Triticum vulgare starch refers to the wheat starch obtained from the endosperm of the wheat grain. Wheat starch is a natural, organic, odorless and tasteless chemical compound belonging to the polysaccharide family and consisting of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, which is obtained from the endosperm of the fruit.

Chemically, wheat starch consists of a non-uniform polysaccharide mixture, consisting exclusively of alpha-glycosidically linked D-glucose building blocks with the molecular formula: (C6H10O5) n. The number of building blocks ranges between 300-1000.

In cosmetic formulations, wheat starch acts as an absorbent (absorbs/absorbs finely dispersed substances) and as a viscosity regulator (increases or decreases the viscosity of cosmetic products).