Sodium Acrylates Copolymer

The details

This ingredient is a synthetic, salt form polymer built from acrylic acid, ethacrylic acid, or their simple esters. It works as a binder, film former, and viscosity increasing agent. Typical concentrations start at around 0.5% but can go up to 25% for film-forming or binding. The CIR Expert Panel assessed the safety of 126 acrylates copolymers and concluded they are safe in cosmetics at current use levels when formulated to be non-irritating. They also noted the levels present in finished cosmetic products are not considered a safety risk and Genotoxicity testing (Ames tests, chromosomal aberration assays) has come back negative across the board. Though the raw building blocks (like acrylic acid) can be irritating on their own, cosmetic-grade versions go through purification to keep levels extremely low. Sodium Acrylates Copolymer is a large molecule that doesn't penetrate skin barrier in any meaningful way.

Found in (6 products)

Cocokind

Peptide Fine Line Eye Gel

Eye Moisturizers

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Medik8

Crystal Retinal Ceramide Eye

Eye Moisturizers

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Summer Fridays

Jet Lag Overnight Eye Serum

Eye Moisturizers

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Sisley Paris

Eye Contour Mask

Eye Masks

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Hourglass Cosmetics

Equilibrium Instant Plumping Eye Mask

Eye Masks

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Skin First

Maschera Contorno Occhi

Eye Masks

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