Database/Solvent/PEG/PPG-17/6 Copolymer
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is PEG/PPG-17/6 Copolymer natural?

No. Block copolymer of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide, both petrochemical epoxides with no natural-origin feedstock.

INCI namePEG/PPG-17/6 Copolymer
FunctionSolvent
FeedstockProduced by co-polymerising ethylene oxide and propylene oxide,…

How we scored it

Methyloxirane (propylene oxide) + oxirane (ethylene oxide) copolymer; both monomers petrochemical. 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

Produced by co-polymerising ethylene oxide and propylene oxide, both derived from petrochemical feedstocks. No commercial bio-based route exists.

In plain English

A synthetic solvent ingredient built from two petroleum-derived building blocks joined into a chain. It helps dissolve other ingredients in a formula.

CosIng definition: Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane

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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. 2PEG/PPG-17/6 COPOLYMER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3PEG/PPG-17/6 COPOLYMER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PEG/PPG-17/6%20COPOLYMER