Database/Film Forming/Ethylene/Methacrylate Copolymer
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Ethylene/Methacrylate Copolymer natural?

No. Both monomers, ethylene and methyl methacrylate, are conventional petrochemical cracker/synthesis products.

INCI nameEthylene/Methacrylate Copolymer
FunctionFilm Forming
FeedstockEthylene/Methacrylate Copolymer is made from ethylene (steam-cracker petrochemical)…

How we scored it

Ethylene (petrochemical, from cracking) copolymerised with methyl methacrylate (petrochemical, from acetone cyanohydrin or isobutylene routes); 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

Ethylene/Methacrylate Copolymer is made from ethylene (steam-cracker petrochemical) and methyl methacrylate (synthesised from acetone cyanohydrin or isobutylene). Both monomers are entirely petrochemical with no renewable feedstock.

In plain English

A film-forming synthetic polymer used in cosmetic formulations. Made entirely from petroleum-derived building blocks, similar to the plastic used in some packaging.

CosIng definition: Ethylene/Methacrylate Copolymer is a copolymer of ethylene and methyl methacrylate 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. 2ETHYLENE/METHACRYLATE COPOLYMER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3ETHYLENE/METHACRYLATE COPOLYMER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ETHYLENE/METHACRYLATE%20COPOLYMER