SODIUM ACRYLOYLDIMETHYL TAURATE/ACRYLAMIDE/VP COPOLYMER

Substance information

"Sodium..." refers to a sodium salt. "Acryloyl" refers to the acryloyl group H2C=CH-CO- (the acyl residue of the acrylic acid). "Methacryloyl" refers to the methacryloil group (methacryloil-). The methyl group is one of the simplest arrangements of atoms in organic chemistry which can be found as a moiety of numerous organic molecules. The name „methyl“ is derived from methane, the member of the alkane hydrocarbon group with the lowest molecular weight. The methane molecule contains four hydrogen atoms each one bound to a central carbon atom. The methyl group is not an independent chemical entity and contains only three hydrogen atoms, the fourth binding site is generally used for binding to a larger, mainly organic molecule. Like all alkanes, methyl groups exhibit a particularly low chemical reactivity. According to systematic chemical nomenclature, taurate is the name for the deprotonated, anionic form of taurine. Under physiological conditions with a close to neutral pH, taurine predominantly exists as taurate, making it the primary form found in mammalian organisms. In contrast, INCI nomenclature is using the term TAURATE as a code for chemicals of the type "methylaminoalkane sulfonic acid" which are building blocks of large, highly complex molecules such as polymers or surfactants. In the case of surfactants, TAURATE in the INCI name is mostly coding for 2-methylaminoethane sulfonic acid. Polymer or copolymer based on acrylamide or acrylamide derivatives. Amides are generally conversion products of carbonic acids (carboxylic acids, mostly fatty acids) or other acids with nitrogen compounds (ammonia or alkyl and alkanol amines, amino acids etc). Examples: "stearamides" are amides of the stearic acid, "cocamides" are amides of coconut fatty acids. Polymer or copolymer based on vinyl pyrrolidone and possibly other monomers. "Copolymer" refers to a polymer composed of several different (mostly two) basic units (monomers).

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Function(s) of this ingredient in cosmetic products

EMULSION STABILISING

Supports emulsion formation and improves product stability

OPACIFYING

Reduces transparency and translucency by clouding the product

VISCOSITY CONTROLLING

Increases or decreases the viscosity of cosmetic products

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Origin

synthetic (Information may exclusively reflect the status at initial entry of this ingredient into the relevant INCI dictionary; technological progress may have added new manufacturing options based on substances of different origin)

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Information on safe use

This substance is expressly approved and / or subject to a restriction as a result of an entry in Annex III of the EC Cosmetics Regulation after an assessment by the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety of the EU Commission (SCCS). Restrictions can relate eg to purity criteria, a maximum concentration or the restriction to certain product categories. Subject to the conditions possibly imposed in Annex III, the use of this substance in cosmetic products is safe.

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Belongs to the following substance groups

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Regulating cosmetics

Cosmetics Ingredients are subject to regulation. Please note, different regulations may apply to cosmetic ingredients outside the EU.