Database/Binding/Acrylates/Dimethylaminoethyl Methacrylate Copolymer
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Acrylates/Dimethylaminoethyl Methacrylate Copolymer natural?

No. Dimethylaminoethanol and acrylic/methacrylic acid monomers are synthetic, petrochemical-derived building blocks with no natural-origin route.

INCI nameAcrylates/Dimethylaminoethyl Methacrylate Copolymer
FunctionBinding · Film Forming
FeedstockThis styling copolymer is built from petrochemical acrylic/methacrylic…

How we scored it

Methacrylic/acrylic acid esters and dimethylaminoethanol are all petrochemical; no natural fragment → 0.0.
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

This styling copolymer is built from petrochemical acrylic/methacrylic acid esters and dimethylaminoethanol. All monomers are petroleum-derived.

In plain English

A synthetic film-forming, styling polymer made from petrochemical acrylic building blocks and a synthetic amine. Used in products like hair gel and styling spray to hold style and bind ingredients.

CosIng definition: Copolymer formed from the ester of methacrylic acid and dimethylaminoethanol and one or more monomers consisting 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/DIMETHYLAMINOETHYL METHACRYLATE COPOLYMER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3ACRYLATES/DIMETHYLAMINOETHYL METHACRYLATE COPOLYMER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ACRYLATES/DIMETHYLAMINOETHYL%20METHACRYLATE%20COPOLYMER