Database/Humectant/Polyquaternium-71
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Polyquaternium-71 natural?

No. Inferred from the typical acrylamide/quaternary-acrylate composition of high-number Polyquaterniums; ingredient-specific data unavailable.

INCI namePolyquaternium-71
FunctionHumectant
FeedstockNo CosIng description was available for Polyquaternium-71. Ingredients…

How we scored it

No CosIng description supplied; high-number Polyquaterniums are typically acrylamide/cationic-acrylate copolymers (petrochemical) → 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

No CosIng description was available for Polyquaternium-71. Ingredients in this numbering range are typically synthetic acrylamide-based cationic copolymers used as humectant or film-forming polymers.

In plain English

A humectant polymer that likely helps skin or hair hold moisture. Without confirmed source data it is assumed synthetic rather than plant-derived, similar to related ingredients in its family.

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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-71. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3POLYQUATERNIUM-71. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POLYQUATERNIUM-71