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INCI ingredient

Acrylates Copolymer

A film-forming plastic polymer that adds hold, water resistance and texture.

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

Acrylates copolymer is a synthetic polymer that dries into a thin flexible film. It gives hair gel and mousse their hold, helps sunscreens and mascaras resist water and thickens some gels. CosIng lists it as film forming, antistatic and binding.

It is synthetic and affects none of the six checks.

Functions: film forming, binding

Products with Acrylates Copolymer

in 492 products

Showing 24 of 492 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • antistatic
  • binding
  • film forming
  • antistatic: Preventing and/or reducing static electricity by neutralising electrical charge on surfaces.
  • binding: Providing adhesive properties during and after compression in cosmetic tablets and/or cakes.
  • film forming: Producing (upon application) a continuous film on the skin, hair or nails.

CAS 25133-97-5 / 25035-69-2 / 25212-88-8

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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