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Where it comes from
An opacifying acrylic polymer; exact monomer composition is not specified beyond 'acrylic monomers'. All acrylate-family polymers are petrochemical by this site's convention.
In plain English
A polymer used to make products look opaque or milky. It is a synthetic acrylic ingredient made from petroleum-based building blocks.
CosIng definition: Polymer of acrylic monomers
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References
- 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.
- 2POLYACRYLATE-4. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3POLYACRYLATE-4. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POLYACRYLATE-4