Database/Film Forming/Polyquaternium-62
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Polyquaternium-62 natural?

No. Every named monomer (methacrylates, PEG-methacrylate, quaternary ammonium methacrylate) is explicitly petrochemical; no natural fragment is present.

INCI namePolyquaternium-62
FunctionFilm Forming · Hair Fixing
FeedstockA fully synthetic acrylate/methacrylate copolymer made from butyl…

How we scored it

All monomers are petrochemical: butyl methacrylate, PEG methacrylate, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate, methacryloylethyl trimonium chloride; initiator leaves no mass -> 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 fully synthetic acrylate/methacrylate copolymer made from butyl methacrylate, PEG methyl ether methacrylate, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate and a methacryloylethyl trimonium chloride monomer. All monomers derive from petrochemical feedstocks.

In plain English

A synthetic, film-forming polymer built entirely from acrylate, methacrylate and PEG (ethylene oxide) building blocks, given a permanent positive charge. Used in hair styling products to form a flexible hold.

CosIng definition: Polyquaternium-62 is the polymeric quaternary ammonium salt of butyl methacrylate, polyethylene glycol methyl ether methacrylate, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate and 2-methacryloylethyl trimonium chloride with 2,2'-azobis(2-methyl propionamidine)dihydrochloride

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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. 2POLYQUATERNIUM-62. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3POLYQUATERNIUM-62. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POLYQUATERNIUM-62