Database/Film Forming/AMP-Acrylates Copolymer
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is AMP-Acrylates Copolymer natural?

No. The acrylate copolymer backbone and the AMP neutraliser are both synthetic, petrochemical-derived materials; no natural fragment is present.

INCI nameAMP-Acrylates Copolymer
FunctionFilm Forming
FeedstockThe AMP salt of Acrylates Copolymer, combining a…

How we scored it

Acrylates Copolymer backbone is petrochemical; AMP (aminomethyl propanol) is a synthetic petrochemical amino-alcohol neutraliser. 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

The AMP salt of Acrylates Copolymer, combining a petrochemical acrylic polymer with a synthetic amino-alcohol neutraliser (2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol). No natural-origin route is used.

In plain English

A synthetic acrylate polymer neutralised with an amino-alcohol (AMP). Forms a flexible film used to hold hairstyles or help other ingredients spread evenly.

CosIng definition: AMP-Acrylates Copolymer is the aminomethyl propanol salt of Acrylates Copolymer (q.v.)

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