Database/Emulsion Stabilising/Acrylates/Aminoacrylates/C10-30 Alkyl PEG-20 Itaconate Copolymer
Mostly petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Acrylates/Aminoacrylates/C10-30 Alkyl PEG-20 Itaconate Copolymer natural?

Mostly not. The acrylate/aminoacrylate polymer backbone and PEG-20 spacer are petrochemical; only the long fatty alkyl comonomer end-group is oleochemical.

INCI nameAcrylates/Aminoacrylates/C10-30 Alkyl PEG-20 Itaconate Copolymer
FunctionEmulsion Stabilising
FeedstockA synthetic acrylic thickening copolymer built from petrochemical…

How we scored it

Acrylic acid/aminoacrylate backbone + PEG-20 itaconate linker petrochemical (majority mass); minor C10-30 fatty alkyl natural end-group -> estimated 0.06
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.

Where it comes from

A synthetic acrylic thickening copolymer built from petrochemical acrylic/methacrylic acid, aminoacrylate and PEG-20 itaconate monomers, with a minor oleochemical C10-30 fatty alcohol comonomer. The acrylic backbone dominates the mass.

In plain English

A synthetic polymer thickener that stabilises emulsions, made mostly from petroleum-derived acrylic building blocks with a small amount of fatty alcohol from vegetable oil.

CosIng definition: Copolymer formed from C10-30 alkyl Peg-20 methylenesuccinate, C1-4 alkyl aminoacrylate and one or more monomers of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid or one of their simple esters

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References

  1. 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
  2. 2ACRYLATES/AMINOACRYLATES/C10-30 ALKYL PEG-20 ITACONATE COPOLYMER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3ACRYLATES/AMINOACRYLATES/C10-30 ALKYL PEG-20 ITACONATE COPOLYMER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ACRYLATES/AMINOACRYLATES/C10-30%20ALKYL%20PEG-20%20ITACONATE%20COPOLYMER