Database/Binding/Acrylates/Ethylhexyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Acrylates/Ethylhexyl Acrylate Crosspolymer natural?

No. 2-Ethylhexanol is an explicitly synthetic oxo-alcohol, and all other monomers and the crosslinker are petrochemical.

INCI nameAcrylates/Ethylhexyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
FunctionBinding
FeedstockMade by copolymerising 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, derived from the…

How we scored it

2-Ethylhexyl acrylate (synthetic oxo-alcohol ester, 0) + acrylic/methacrylic acid comonomers (0), crosslinked with synthetic ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (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

Made by copolymerising 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, derived from the synthetic oxo-alcohol 2-ethylhexanol, with acrylic/methacrylic acid monomers and an ethylene-glycol-based crosslinker. No natural feedstock is used at any step.

In plain English

A synthetic thickening and binding polymer used to stabilise product texture, made entirely from petroleum-derived monomers. It has no natural content.

CosIng definition: Copolymer of 2-ethylhexyl acrylate and one or more monomers of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid or one of their simple esters, crosslinked with ethylene glycol dimethacrylate

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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/ETHYLHEXYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3ACRYLATES/ETHYLHEXYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ACRYLATES/ETHYLHEXYL%20ACRYLATE%20CROSSPOLYMER