Database/Antistatic/Polyquaternium-30
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Polyquaternium-30 natural?

No. Both monomers derive from acrylic/methacrylic acid chemistry, explicitly petrochemical, with no natural fragment.

INCI namePolyquaternium-30
CAS147398-77-4
FunctionAntistatic · Film Forming
FeedstockA synthetic acrylate copolymer made from a methacrylate…

How we scored it

Copolymer of a methacrylate ester betaine monomer and methyl methacrylate; both are synthetic acrylate-family monomers. 0/total = 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 synthetic acrylate copolymer made from a methacrylate ester betaine monomer and methyl methacrylate. Both are petrochemical acrylic-chemistry monomers.

In plain English

A film-forming polymer used in hair styling and skincare products to reduce static and hold formulas together. It is made entirely from synthetic acrylic building blocks.

CosIng definition: Ethanaminium, N-carboxymethyl-N,N-dimethyl-2-((2-methyl-1-oxo-2-propenyl)oxy), inner salt, polymer with methyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate

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Structure

2D structure of Polyquaternium-30

PubChem CID 170852755 ↗

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. 2Polyquaternium-30. PubChem CID 170852755. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3POLYQUATERNIUM-30. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4POLYQUATERNIUM-30. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POLYQUATERNIUM-30