Database/Film Forming/Polyacrylate-1
Mostly petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Polyacrylate-1 natural?

Mostly not. Three of four monomers are fully petrochemical; only the stearyl acrylate hydrophobe carries an oleochemical fatty chain, assumed a minor fraction.

INCI namePolyacrylate-1
FunctionFilm Forming · Hair Conditioning
FeedstockCombines petrochemical vinyl pyrrolidone, dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate and PPG-3…

How we scored it

Vinyl pyrrolidone (0) + DMAEMA (0) + PPG-3 acrylate (0) assumed ~90% combined, plus stearyl acrylate (oleochemical stearyl fragment 0.83 of its 325 Da monomer) ~10% gives ~0.08.
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

Combines petrochemical vinyl pyrrolidone, dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate and PPG-3 acrylate with a smaller amount of stearyl acrylate, whose C18 alkyl chain is oleochemical. Exact monomer ratio is not disclosed and was assumed typical for a hair-fixative copolymer.

In plain English

A hair-styling and conditioning polymer combining several synthetic building blocks with a small amount of plant or animal-fat-derived waxy chain. Mostly petroleum-derived by weight.

CosIng definition: Copolymer of vinyl pyrrolidone, dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate, stearyl acrylate and PPG-3 acrylate 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. 2POLYACRYLATE-1. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3POLYACRYLATE-1. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POLYACRYLATE-1