Database/Emulsifying Surfactant/C30-38 Olefin/Isopropyl Maleate/MA Copolymer
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is C30-38 Olefin/Isopropyl Maleate/MA Copolymer natural?

No. C30-38 alpha-olefins come from ethylene oligomerisation, maleic anhydride from butane oxidation and isopropanol from propylene, so every monomer is petrochemical.

INCI nameC30-38 Olefin/Isopropyl Maleate/MA Copolymer
CAS75535-27-2
FunctionEmulsifying Surfactant · Cleansing Surfactant
FeedstockMade by free-radical copolymerisation of C30-38 alpha-olefin with…

How we scored it

Copolymer of C30-38 alpha-olefin (ethylene oligomer), maleic anhydride and isopropyl maleate (isopropanol): every monomer is petrochemical, so natural mass is 0%. 0.00 whatever the monomer ratio.
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 copolymerisation of C30-38 alpha-olefin with maleic anhydride, followed by partial esterification of the anhydride with isopropanol, all from petrochemical sources. No bio-based route is commercially significant.

In plain English

A synthetic wax-like polymer used as an emulsion stabiliser, cleansing aid and thickener in cosmetic formulas. It is built from long-chain petrochemical olefins and maleic acid derivatives.

CosIng definition: C30-38 Olefin /Isopropyl Maleate/MA Copolymer is the copolymer of maleic, anhydride, isopropyl maleate and C30-38 olefin monomers

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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. 2C30-38 OLEFIN/ISOPROPYL MALEATE/MA COPOLYMER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3C30-38 OLEFIN/ISOPROPYL MALEATE/MA COPOLYMER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=C30-38%20OLEFIN/ISOPROPYL%20MALEATE/MA%20COPOLYMER