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What Is Maltose?
Maltose, also known as maltobiose or malt sugar, is a natural sugar that's often derived from malt, or germinated cereal grain. As a sugar, it's a disaccharide that's composed of two glucose molecules bonded together. This disaccharide has food, health and skin care applications. When used in skin care, maltose serves as a humectant and skin conditioning ingredient, helping the skin to retain moisture, ultimately aiding in skin hydration.
In food applications, maltose is used as a sweetener. In health applications, maltose serves as a material used to make dissolvable microneedles that deliver substances to skin. In recent studies, maltose was used to create microneedles that delivered retinal and adenosine to the skin in anti-aging procedures.
Research has also suggested that hydrolysable sugars, such as maltose, when combined with anti-hyperglycemic agents can help fade hyperpigmentation and improve uneven skin tone when taken orally. Maltose is safe for use in cosmetics in concentrations between .3 and .5% per the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel.
Clinical Evidence & References
Published Research
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Archives of Dermatological Research, Feb 2017, pages 217-223 Archives of Dermatological Research, 2017
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Drug Delivery and Translational Research, Feb 2022, ePublication Drug Delivery and Translational Research, 2022
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International Journal of Toxicology, June 2019, pages 5S-38S International Journal of Toxicology, 2019
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Langmuir, May 2016, pages 5124–5134 Langmuir, 2016
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Principles of Organic Chemistry, 2015, pages 343-370 Principles of Organic Chemistry, 2015
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