Database/Film Forming/Polyacrylate-19
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Polyacrylate-19 natural?

No. All four monomers are synthesised from petrochemical acrylic-acid and ethylene-oxide feedstocks.

INCI namePolyacrylate-19
FunctionFilm Forming
FeedstockA film-forming acrylic copolymer built from four petrochemical…

How we scored it

n-Butyl acrylate, methacrylic acid, dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate and methoxy PEG-8 acrylate are all petrochemical acrylate/PEG monomers. 0/total = 0.00.
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

A film-forming acrylic copolymer built from four petrochemical acrylate-family monomers. No natural feedstock is used in any component.

In plain English

A synthetic film-forming ingredient used in styling and skincare formulas. It is built entirely from petroleum-derived acrylic building blocks.

CosIng definition: Copolymer of n-butyl acrylate, methacrylic acid, dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate, methoxy PEG-8 acrylate

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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-19. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3POLYACRYLATE-19. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POLYACRYLATE-19