Is Acrylates/Hydroxyesters Acrylates Copolymer natural? NOI 0.00

Q: Is Acrylates/Hydroxyesters Acrylates Copolymer natural?

Acrylates/Hydroxyesters Acrylates Copolymer has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 0.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. Acrylic acid, methacrylic acid and hydroxyacrylate ester monomers all trace to petrochemical feedstocks; no natural fragment is present. An NOI of 0.00 means 0% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

How we scored it

Acrylic/methacrylic acid, their esters, and hydroxyacrylate esters are all petrochemical (ethylene-oxide-derived hydroxy groups). 0/total = 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

A copolymer of acrylic/methacrylic acid (or their esters) with hydroxyacrylate esters, all built from petrochemical acrylic and ethylene-oxide chemistry. No natural-origin route is used commercially.

In plain English

A synthetic polymer made from acrylic and hydroxy-acrylate building blocks. Forms a film on skin or hair that helps other ingredients stay in place.

CosIng definition: Copolymer of one or more monomers consisting of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid or one of their simple esters, and one or more monomers of hydroxyacrylate esters

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References

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.
2ACRYLATES/HYDROXYESTERS ACRYLATES COPOLYMER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
3ACRYLATES/HYDROXYESTERS ACRYLATES COPOLYMER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ACRYLATES/HYDROXYESTERS%20ACRYLATES%20COPOLYMER