Maltose is a glycosylglucose consisting of two D-glucopyranose units connected by an alpha-(14)-linkage.
How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 9 list it before the 1% line and 9 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
12 of 17 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 17
ILIAILIA True Skin Radiant Priming Serum
OrootVegan Curl Cream 100ml
now & thanScalp Hair Shampoo
now & thanScalp Hair Shampoo
MuradMurad Retinol Youth Renewal Eye Mask
MuradMurad Retinol Youth Renewal Eye Masks
Milk MakeupMilk Makeup Hydro Grip Hydrating Setting Spray
MorpheMorphe Wakeup Artist Under Eye Correcting Concealer
MuradMurad Biome-Balancing Calm & Recover Cream
Grown AlchemistGrown Alchemist Hydra-Restore Deep Conditioner - 300ml
Grown AlchemistGrown Alchemist Hydra-Restore Shampoo - 300ml
CNP LaboratoryInvisible Peeling Booster Essence
Definition
Maltose is a glycosylglucose consisting of two D-glucopyranose units connected by an alpha-(14)-linkage. It has a role as a sweetening agent, a mouse metabolite, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite, an Escherichia coli metabolite and a human metabolite. It is a maltooligosaccharide and a glycosylglucose.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII 66Y63L379N · registered name MALTOSE ANHYDROUS · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Monosaccharides, Disaccharides and Related Ingredients as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name マルトース: 本品は、次の化学式で表される二単糖である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 16984-36-4
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 69-79-4
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 200-716-5
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID1023233
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID101748070
- IUPAC
- 4-O-alpha-D-Glucopyranosyl-D-glucose
- Molecular formula
- C12H22O11
- Molecular weight
- 342.297 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- White odorless crystals, [Mallinckrodt Baker MSDS] · solid
- Melting point
- 102-103 °C
- Solubility
- 780000 mg/L (at 20 °C)
- Colour
- white
- Odour
- odourless
- pH
- 4.5~6
- Melting/freezing point
- 125.13 ℃
- Flash point
- 289 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 0.002 ㎩ (20℃)
- Water solubility
- 470.2 g/ℓ (20℃, pH: 4.42~6)
- Vapour density
- 1.518 g/㎤
- Relative density
- 1.532
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- -5.03 (log Pow, 25℃)
- Decomposition temperature
- 216.36 ℃
- Molecular weight
- 342.3
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 11 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Humectant4
- Flavouring and nutrient2
- Deodorizer2
- Softener and conditioner2
- Fragrance1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Optical and Mechanical Characterization of Lignocaine-Impregnated Maltose-Based Dissolvable Microneedles · 2026
- Production of Trehalose from Maltose by Whole Cells of Permeabilized Recombinant Corynebacterium glutamicum · 2022
- Transdermal Maltose-Based Microneedle Patch as Adjunct to Enhance Topical Anesthetic before Intravenous Cannulation of Pediatric Thalassemic Patients Receiving Blood Transfusion: A Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol · 2022
- Single chain variable fragment fused to maltose binding protein: a modular nanocarrier platform for the targeted delivery of antitumorals. · 2021
- Soluble Cytoplasmic Expression and Purification of Immunotoxin HER2(scFv)-PE24B as a Maltose Binding Protein Fusion · 2021
Linked databases 19
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI 2
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem 2
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata 2