Database/Hair Fixing/VP/Acrylates/Lauryl Methacrylate Copolymer
Mostly petroleum · ISO 16128

Is VP/Acrylates/Lauryl Methacrylate Copolymer natural?

Mostly not. Vinylpyrrolidone and acrylate monomers are petrochemical; only the lauryl ester portion of the minor lauryl methacrylate monomer is natural-derived.

INCI nameVP/Acrylates/Lauryl Methacrylate Copolymer
CAS83120-95-0
FunctionHair Fixing
FeedstockA hairstyling polymer combining petrochemical vinylpyrrolidone and acrylate…

How we scored it

VP and acrylates/methacrylic acid backbone petrochemical; lauryl methacrylate contributes a minor natural lauryl fraction but exact monomer ratios not given. Estimated ~0.05 overall.
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 hairstyling polymer combining petrochemical vinylpyrrolidone and acrylate monomers with a small amount of lauryl methacrylate (coconut/palm-derived lauryl ester). Monomer ratios were not provided, so the natural fraction is estimated as small.

In plain English

A synthetic polymer combining vinylpyrrolidone, acrylates and a small amount of a coconut/palm-derived lauryl ester. Used in hairsprays and gels to hold style.

CosIng definition: 1-Ethenyl-2-pyrrolidinone, polymer with dodecyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate, and one or more of 2-methyl-2-propenoic acid, 2-propenoic acid, or one of their simple esters

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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. 2VP/ACRYLATES/LAURYL METHACRYLATE COPOLYMER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3VP/ACRYLATES/LAURYL METHACRYLATE COPOLYMER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=VP/ACRYLATES/LAURYL%20METHACRYLATE%20COPOLYMER