INCI ingredient

Acrylates/Dimethicone Copolymer

Also listed as: Acrylates/ Dimethicone Copolymer

Acrylates/Dimethicone Copolymer appears on 20 ingredient lists in our database, most often in nail productss.

What it triggers

If a product lists Acrylates/Dimethicone Copolymer, its silicone-free answer is No. Nothing else changes.

Acrylates/Dimethicone Copolymer appears on 20 ingredient lists in our database, most often in nail productss.

On the label it counts as silicone, which is why a product that lists it cannot be silicone-free.

We have not written the plain-language note for this ingredient yet; the facts above come straight from how it is classified.

Functions: anticaking, binding, film forming, skin conditioning

in 20 products

Showing 20 of 20 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.

Functions listed by CosIng

anticaking: Preventing agglomeration of particulate solids into lumps or hard masses (cohesive cake), thus allowing free flow of particles.
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.
skin conditioning: Maintaining the skin in good condition.

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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