Database/Film Forming/Polymethyl Methacrylate
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Polymethyl Methacrylate natural?

No. PMMA is built entirely from methyl methacrylate, a petrochemical acrylate monomer, with no natural component.

INCI namePolymethyl Methacrylate
CAS9011-14-7
FunctionFilm Forming
FeedstockPolymethyl Methacrylate is manufactured by polymerizing methyl methacrylate,…

How we scored it

Polymer of methyl methacrylate monomer, a petrochemical acrylate ester; no natural building blocks anywhere in the polymer chain.
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

Polymethyl Methacrylate is manufactured by polymerizing methyl methacrylate, a petrochemical acrylic monomer. It is used as fine beads or a film-forming resin with no natural feedstock.

In plain English

A synthetic plastic-like polymer, often used as a fine powder for smoothing texture or as a film former. It's made entirely from petrochemical acrylic building blocks, similar to the plastic used in some hard coatings.

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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. 2POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POLYMETHYL%20METHACRYLATE