Database/Film Forming/Polyacrylate-6
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Polyacrylate-6 natural?

No. Methacrylate esters are petrochemical and the siloxane-bearing monomers are silicones, which are 0.0 by this site's convention.

INCI namePolyacrylate-6
FunctionFilm Forming
FeedstockA copolymer combining petrochemical methacrylate esters with silicone-modified…

How we scored it

Methylmethacrylate (petrochemical) + two silicone-type methacrylate monomers (0.0 by this site's convention) + quaternary-ammonium acrylate (petrochemical). All fragments 0 -> 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

A copolymer combining petrochemical methacrylate esters with silicone-modified methacrylate monomers. No fragment in this polymer has a natural-origin source.

In plain English

A film-forming copolymer combining acrylate and silicone-type building blocks, entirely synthetic. Used in nail and hair products to form a flexible protective coating.

CosIng definition: Copolymer of methylmethacrylate, triethoxysilylpropylmethacrylate, tris(trimethyl-siloxy)-silylpropylmethacrylate, acryloyloxyethyl(trimethyl)ammonium chloride 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-6. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3POLYACRYLATE-6. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POLYACRYLATE-6