Database/Film Forming/Polyurethane-64
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Polyurethane-64 natural?

No. The diisocyanate, polyether and diamine are all petrochemical; the trace ethanol end-cap does not change the result.

INCI namePolyurethane-64
FunctionFilm Forming
FeedstockPolyurethane-64 is built from petrochemical isophorone diisocyanate, polytetramethylene…

How we scored it

Isophorone diisocyanate + polytetrahydrofuran + methylenebis(cyclohexylamine) + ethanol cap — all petrochemical monomers; 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

Polyurethane-64 is built from petrochemical isophorone diisocyanate, polytetramethylene ether glycol, and a synthetic cycloaliphatic diamine, end-capped with ethanol. No natural-origin monomer contributes meaningful mass.

In plain English

A film-forming polymer used to create durable coatings in nail and hair products. It is built entirely from synthetic, petroleum-derived materials.

CosIng definition: Polyurethane-64 is a urethane copolymer formed by a multi-step reaction. First, isophorone diisocyanate (IDPI) is reacted with a mixture of polytetrahydrofurans (PTHFs), also known as polybutylene glycols or polytetramethylene glycols. One of the PTHFs contains an average of 14 mols and the other an average of 28 mols of butylene glycol. The resulting polyurethane is reacted with 4,4'-methylenebis(cyclohexylamine) and finally the residual isocyanate groups are reacted with ethanol.

Natural alternatives with the same function

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. 2POLYURETHANE-64. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3POLYURETHANE-64. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POLYURETHANE-64