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INCI ingredient

Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer

Also listed as: Acrylates / C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Acrylates/ C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Acrylates /C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Acrylates/Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer

A gel thickener that also holds oils in suspension.

What it triggers

  • Vegan originYesno animal source
  • FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
  • ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
  • SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
  • SiliconeNonot a silicone
  • AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

What it does

This crosspolymer is a relative of carbomer with fatty side chains. It thickens water into a gel and, unlike plain carbomer, can also keep oils and sunscreen filters evenly dispersed without a strong emulsifier. CosIng lists it as emulsion stabilising, film forming and viscosity controlling.

It is synthetic and affects none of the six checks.

Functions: thickener, emulsion stabilising

Products with Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer

in 534 products

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In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • emulsion stabilising
  • film forming
  • viscosity controlling
  • emulsion stabilising: Helping the process of emulsification and improving emulsion stability and shelf-life.
  • film forming: Producing (upon application) a continuous film on the skin, hair or nails.
  • viscosity controlling: Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.
EU regulation

Not on a restricted-substances annex. Listed as an allowed cosmetic ingredient.

Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.

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