Database/Antistatic/PVP
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is PVP natural?

No. Vinylpyrrolidone monomer is synthesised from petrochemical butyrolactone and ammonia; no natural feedstock is used commercially.

INCI namePVP
CAS9003-39-8
FormulaC6H9NO · 111.14 Da
FunctionAntistatic · Binding
FeedstockProduced by free-radical polymerisation of N-vinylpyrrolidone, itself made…

How we scored it

Polyvinylpyrrolidone repeat unit C6H9NO (111 Da) from N-vinylpyrrolidone; entirely petrochemical, no mineral or natural fragment. 0/111 = 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

Produced by free-radical polymerisation of N-vinylpyrrolidone, itself made from petrochemical butyrolactone and ammonia. No natural or bio-based route exists commercially.

In plain English

A synthetic film-forming polymer used to hold hairstyles and bind ingredients together. It's built entirely from petrochemical building blocks, with no natural feedstock involved.

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Structure

2D structure of PVP

1-ethenylpyrrolidin-2-one

PubChem CID 6917 ↗

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. 2PVP. PubChem CID 6917. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3PVP. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4PVP. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PVP