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100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer natural?

No. Both the acrylate and the taurate monomers that make up this copolymer are synthesized entirely from petrochemical feedstocks.

INCI nameHydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
CAS111286-86-3
FunctionEmulsion Stabilising · Viscosity Controlling
FeedstockThis thickening copolymer is built from two lab-made…

How we scored it

Both monomers petrochemical: hydroxyethyl acrylate (acrylic acid + ethylene oxide) and sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate (acrylic acid + synthetic taurate sulfonate). No natural fragments present.
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

This thickening copolymer is built from two lab-made monomers, hydroxyethyl acrylate and sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate, both derived from petrochemical acrylic acid chemistry. There is no natural or plant-based feedstock in its manufacture.

In plain English

A synthetic thickener used to stabilize the texture of gels and lotions. It's a polymer built entirely from petrochemical building blocks in a factory, with no plant or natural material involved.

CosIng definition: Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer is a copolymer of sodium hydroxyethyl acrylate and acryloyldimethyl taurate 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. 2HYDROXYETHYL ACRYLATE/SODIUM ACRYLOYLDIMETHYL TAURATE COPOLYMER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3HYDROXYETHYL ACRYLATE/SODIUM ACRYLOYLDIMETHYL TAURATE COPOLYMER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=HYDROXYETHYL%20ACRYLATE/SODIUM%20ACRYLOYLDIMETHYL%20TAURATE%20COPOLYMER