Database/Skin Conditioning/Acrylates/Dimethicone Methacrylate/Ethylhexyl Acrylate Copolymer
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Acrylates/Dimethicone Methacrylate/Ethylhexyl Acrylate Copolymer natural?

No. Acrylates and 2-ethylhexanol derive from petrochemical propylene and the silicone side chain is 0.0 by this site's convention.

INCI nameAcrylates/Dimethicone Methacrylate/Ethylhexyl Acrylate Copolymer
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockFree-radical copolymerisation of petrochemical acrylic monomers with a…

How we scored it

Acrylic acid and esters, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate (2-ethylhexanol) are petrochemical; dimethicone methacrylate is silicone, 0.0 by this site's convention -> 0.00.
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

Free-radical copolymerisation of petrochemical acrylic monomers with a methacrylate-terminated silicone macromer. No natural-origin route is in commercial use.

In plain English

A film-forming polymer that leaves a flexible, water-resistant, silky film on skin. It is made industrially by linking petroleum-derived acrylic monomers with a silicone chain.

CosIng definition: Polydimethylsiloxane 2-methyl-2-propenoate, polymer with 2-ethylhexyl 2-propenoate and one or more of 2-propenoic acid, 2-methyl-2-propenoic acid or 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/DIMETHICONE METHACRYLATE/ETHYLHEXYL ACRYLATE COPOLYMER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3ACRYLATES/DIMETHICONE METHACRYLATE/ETHYLHEXYL ACRYLATE COPOLYMER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ACRYLATES/DIMETHICONE%20METHACRYLATE/ETHYLHEXYL%20ACRYLATE%20COPOLYMER