Ingredient
C8-22 ALKYL ACRYLATE/BUTYL DIMETHICONE METHACRYLATE COPOLYMER
Substance information
"Alkyl Acrylate" are acrylic acid alkyl esters. The preceding numbers "C x-y" specify the range of the alkyl (hydrocarbon) chain lengths. "Acrylate" or "acrylates" are polymers or copolymers based on acrylic acid and / or other alkyl acrylates (acrylic acid esters). "Butyl" normally refers to butanol (1-butanol or n-butanol) as an alcoholic component or generally a saturated hydrocarbon chain with 4 carbon atoms. Ingredient on the basis of poly(di)methyl siloxane ("dimethicone"). Methacrylates are polymers or copolymers based on methacrylic acid and / or its esters. "Copolymer" refers to a polymer composed of several different (mostly two) basic units (monomers).
Function(s) of this ingredient in cosmetic products
VISCOSITY CONTROLLING
Increases or decreases the viscosity of cosmetic products
Origin
synthetic
Belongs to the following substance groups
Regulating cosmetics
Cosmetics Ingredients are subject to regulation. Please note, different regulations may apply to cosmetic ingredients outside the EU.