The most common starches used in the personal care industry are extracted either from cereals (maize or corn and wheat) or roots and tubers (tapioca and potato). Modified starches are mild, nature-derived thickeners which provide stable viscosity under either very low or very high pH conditions, and are stable to homogenization, high heat, and freezing conditions. Cargill’s C¶™starches offer major functional benefits and contribute to the overall quality of the product.