Is Acrylates/Vinyl Neodecanoate Crosspolymer natural? NOI 0.00

Q: Is Acrylates/Vinyl Neodecanoate Crosspolymer natural?

Acrylates/Vinyl Neodecanoate Crosspolymer has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 0.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. Neodecanoic acid is made from petrochemical olefins via Koch synthesis, and the acrylate comonomers and crosslinker are also petrochemical. An NOI of 0.00 means 0% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

How we scored it

Vinyl neodecanoate (Koch-synthesis branched C10 acid, petrochemical) + acrylates, crosslinked with synthetic allyl ether; no natural fragment.

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

Neodecanoic acid, the vinyl ester monomer's acid component, is synthesised from petrochemical branched olefins by Koch carbonylation; the acrylic acid comonomers and crosslinker are likewise petrochemical. No natural feedstock is involved.

In plain English

A synthetic thickening polymer used to stabilise emulsions and control texture, built entirely from petroleum-derived monomers. It has no natural content.

CosIng definition: Acrylates/Vinyl Neodecanoate Crosspolymer is a copolymer of vinyl neodecanoate and one or more monomers of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid or one of their simple esters crosslinked with an allyl ether of trimethylolpropane or pentaerythritol

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