Database/Emulsion Stabilising/Allyl Methacrylates Crosspolymer
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Allyl Methacrylates Crosspolymer natural?

No. Methacrylate and allyl monomers are synthesised from petrochemical acetone/propylene feedstocks; no natural-origin fragment present.

INCI nameAllyl Methacrylates Crosspolymer
CAS182212-41-5
FunctionEmulsion Stabilising · Opacifying
FeedstockMade by free-radical polymerisation of allyl methacrylate with…

How we scored it

Crosslinked polymer of allyl methacrylate and methacrylate ester monomers; all fragments petrochemical acrylate-family = 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

Made by free-radical polymerisation of allyl methacrylate with a methacrylate ester crosslinker, both derived from petrochemical feedstocks (acetone cyanohydrin/isobutylene routes).

In plain English

A synthetic thickening and stabilising polymer used to give creams and lotions body. It is built from petroleum-derived acrylic-type building blocks, cross-linked into a network.

CosIng definition: 2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, 1,2-ethenediyl ester, polymer with 2-propenyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate

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