Database/Hair Fixing/VP/DMAPA Acrylates Copolymer
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is VP/DMAPA Acrylates Copolymer natural?

No. Vinylpyrrolidone and the DMAPA acrylamide/methacrylamide comonomers are all petrochemical commodity chemicals; no natural fragment is present.

INCI nameVP/DMAPA Acrylates Copolymer
CAS175893-71-1
FunctionHair Fixing
FeedstockThis hair-fixative copolymer is built from petrochemical vinylpyrrolidone…

How we scored it

Vinylpyrrolidone (petrochemical) copolymerised with DMAPA acrylamide and methacrylamide (petrochemical amine and acrylate). 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

This hair-fixative copolymer is built from petrochemical vinylpyrrolidone and DMAPA acrylamide/methacrylamide monomers. There is no natural-feedstock alternative in commercial production.

In plain English

A hair-fixing polymer that forms a flexible film to hold styling. It is built entirely from lab-made vinylpyrrolidone and acrylamide building blocks, with no plant or mineral content.

CosIng definition: 1-Ethenyl-2-pyrrolidinone, polymer N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-2-propenamide and N-[3-dimethylaminopropyl]-2-methyl-2-propenamide

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