Database/Film Forming/Polyacrylate-18
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Polyacrylate-18 natural?

No. Every monomer in this copolymer, two acrylates, methacrylic acid and styrene, is manufactured from petrochemical feedstocks.

INCI namePolyacrylate-18
FunctionFilm Forming
FeedstockMade by free-radical copolymerisation of n-butyl acrylate, ethyl…

How we scored it

All four monomers (n-butyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, methacrylic acid, styrene) are petrochemical; no natural 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 free-radical copolymerisation of n-butyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, methacrylic acid and styrene, all petrochemical monomers. There is no natural-origin route for any component.

In plain English

A film-forming ingredient made entirely from petrochemical building blocks: acrylate, methacrylic acid and styrene. Used to leave a thin, flexible film on skin, hair or nails.

CosIng definition: Copolymer of n-butyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, methacrylic acid, styrene 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-18. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3POLYACRYLATE-18. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POLYACRYLATE-18