Ingredient
AMMONIUM STYRENE/ACRYLATES COPOLYMER
Substance information
"Ammonium..." refers generally to an ammonium salt. Polymer or copolymer based on styrene (vinyl benzene) and possibly other monomers. "Acrylate" or "acrylates" are polymers or copolymers based on acrylic acid and / or other alkyl acrylates (acrylic acid esters). "Copolymer" refers to a polymer composed of several different (mostly two) basic units (monomers).
Function(s) of this ingredient in cosmetic products
FILM FORMING
Produces a continuous film on skin, hair and / or nails
OPACIFYING
Reduces transparency and translucency by clouding the product
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) 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.