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INCI ingredient

Acrylates/Polytrimethylsiloxymethacrylate Copolymer

Acrylates/Polytrimethylsiloxymethacrylate Copolymer appears on 13 ingredient lists in our database, most often in lip balms.

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/Polytrimethylsiloxymethacrylate Copolymer appears on 13 ingredient lists in our database, most often in lip balms.

It does not belong to any of the six groups we check, so it never changes a verdict.

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

Functions: film forming, hair fixing, skin conditioning

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • film forming
  • hair fixing
  • skin conditioning
  • film forming: Producing (upon application) a continuous film on the skin, hair or nails.
  • hair fixing: Permitting physical control of hair style.
  • 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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