According to the web-based International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary and Handbook (wINCI; Dictionary), Distarch Phosphate is reported to function in cosmetics as an anticaking agent and binder, and Sodium Dimaltodextrin Phosphate functions as a dispersing agent (Table 1). 1 Viscosity increasing agent is a common cosmetic ingredient function of Distarch Phosphate Acetate, Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, and Sodium Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate. Some of the ingredients reviewed in this safety assessment may be consumed in food, and daily exposure from food use would result in much larger systemic exposures than those from use in cosmetic products. Therefore, the primary focus of the safety assessment of these ingredients as used in cosmetics is on the potential for local effects from topical exposure. This safety assessment includes relevant published and unpublished data that are available for each endpoint that is evaluated. Published data are identified by conducting an exhaustive search of the world's literature. A list of the typical search engines and websites used and the sources that sources provided explored, as well as the endpoints that the Expert Panel for Cosmetic Ingredient Safety (Panel) typically evaluates, is provided on the Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) website (https://www.cir is found in reports by the Joint Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)/World Health Organization (WHO) Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA). 2-5 Similarly, data from a report by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources are also included.6