Database/Abrasive/Ethylene/Propylene Copolymer
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Ethylene/Propylene Copolymer natural?

No. Polyolefin copolymer built entirely from petrochemical ethylene and propylene gas monomers.

INCI nameEthylene/Propylene Copolymer
CAS9010-79-1
FunctionAbrasive · Bulking
FeedstockMade by catalytic copolymerisation of ethylene and propylene,…

How we scored it

Copolymer of ethylene and propylene, both petrochemical olefins from steam-cracking; no natural-origin fragment present → 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 catalytic copolymerisation of ethylene and propylene, both derived from cracking petroleum or natural gas. No natural-origin route exists.

In plain English

A film-forming and bulking ingredient, often used as fine particles for texture. Made by polymerising two petrochemical gases, ethylene and propylene.

CosIng definition: Ethene, polymer with propene

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