Polyvinylcaprolactam
Polyvinylcaprolactam appears on 6 ingredient lists in our database, most often in hair stylings.
What it triggers
- Vegan originNot sureorigin not on file
- FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
- ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
- SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
- SiliconeNonot a silicone
- AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol
What it does
Polyvinylcaprolactam appears on 6 ingredient lists in our database, most often in hair stylings.
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
Products with Polyvinylcaprolactam
in 6 products
- no photoEco+ Laque fixation forteEco+ · hair styling
Timotei Tim spray 250 fixation forteTimotei
Timotei Brillance Miroir Laque à l'Extrait Naturel de Patchouli Fixation MoyenneTimotei · hair styling- no photoTimotei Protection Satin Laque Aux Huiles Essentielles Naturelles - Fixation ForteTimotei · hair styling
Timotei Laque Volume de ReveTimotei · hair styling
Timotei Spray Fixant A l'Extrait Naturel de Citron Fixation Extra ForteTimotei
Showing 6 of 6 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.
In the EU ingredient database
Functions listed by CosIng
- film forming
- hair fixing
- film forming: Producing (upon application) a continuous film on the skin, hair or nails.
- hair fixing: Permitting physical control of hair style.
CAS 25189-83-7
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.
Classification from the INCI name; product lists from Open Beauty Facts.Report a mistake