tapioca starch
AKA “Cassava starch, tapioca flour, manioc starch”
Ingredient
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Ingredient Facts
Tapioca starch
AKA: Cassava starch, Tapioca flour, Manioc starch
Ingredient · Viscosity Controlling · EWG: 1
Synthetic
Clean
Tapioca Starch is the starch obtained from tapioca. It consists primarily of amylose and amylopectin
CAS #
9005-25-8
Form
Powder
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Functions
Viscosity Controlling
Brightening
Improves Elasticity
Anti-Aging
Controls product thickness
Traditional Use
Derived from cassava root, used for centuries in tropical regions as a food staple and traditional beauty ingredient for skin smoothing and powder formulations. Adopted in cosmetics in the 19th-20th centuries as an absorbent and texture-enhancing ingredient.
Skin Types
●all-skin-types, gentle
Best For
General
Pregnancy & Breastfeeding Safe
Yes
EWG
1
CIR
Safe as used
Pregnancy
Yes
CIR Safety Findings
Not a Sensitizer
ewg-1
medical-approval
pregnancy-nursing-safe
all-shades-safe
Concentration Guide
Dermal absorption: 2%. Source: CIR Safety Assessment (CIR Seq 680).
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tapioca starch
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Tapioca Starch Crosspolymer
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
tapioca starch
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
A randomized controlled trial to compare the effectiveness and safety of adsorbent lotion containing tapioca starch, spent grain wax, Butyrospermum pa
Leeyaphan C, Varothai S, Trakanwittayarak S, Suphatsathienkul P, Pattaravadee S et al.
Journal of cosmetic dermatology, 2022
Preparation and characterization of glyceryl stearate/cassava starch composite for wax therapy.
Punyanitya S, Thiansem S, Raksanti A, Chankachang P, Koonawoot R
International journal of biological macromolecules, 2024
Polylactic acid/tapioca starch/banana peel-based material for colorimetric and electrochemical biosensing applications.
Rai P, Mehrotra S, Gautam K, Kar AK, Saxena A et al.
Carbohydrate polymers, 2023
Verified Jun 2026
Data: CosIng · EWG · CIR