Acrylates copolymer derives its vegan and vegetarian status from acrylic acid.
| Vegan? Yes | Vegetarian? Yes |
Classifications are made based on the available commercial supply of the ingredient, and are made based on the criteria on our classifications page.
Commercially available acrylates copolymer is vegan and vegetarian.
Acrylates copolymer is the name for a group of polymers that contain the monomers acrylic acid or methacrylic acid or one of their salts or esters. They function as "binders, film formers, hair fixatives, suspending agents, viscosity-increasing agents, and emulsion stabilizers" in cosmetic products. They are produced from acrylic acid and a peroxide.
Sources
- (Ed.). (2002). Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Acrylates Copolymer and 33 Related Cosmetic Ingredients. International Journal of Toxicology, 21(3_suppl), 1–50.
https://doi.org/10.1080/10915810290169800