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Data: Limited

Acrylates Copolymer

  • Products with this ingredient are allowed for use in EWG VERIFIED but must meet use restrictions and warnings based on EWG review of company data.
  • This ingredient's score is higher if used in products that may not meet industry safety guidelines or U.S. and international government requirements and may have contamination concerns from toxic impurities. The score will be lower if used in products that do meet these safety guidelines and requirements and EWG’s contamination restrictions.

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Other Concerns

Use restrictions (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low), and Contamination concerns (high)

SYNONYMS

● ACRYLATES COPOLYMER
● ACRYLIC/ACRYLATES COPOLYMER
● ACRYLIC/ACRYLATE COPOLYMER

Restricted

Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation

Acrylates copolymer is composed of acrylic acid and methacrylic acid building blocks.

Common concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

  • LOW
    Cancer
  • LOW
    Allergies & Immunotoxicity
  • LOW
    Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
  • LOW
    Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

  • CONCERNS
  • DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

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bath oil/salts/soak15 products
shampoo357 products
hair styling aid61 products
hair color and bleaching44 products
styling gel/lotion36 products
Hair Styling Gel3 products
facial cleanser250 products
exfoliant/scrub93 products
body wash/cleanser377 products
fragrance for men1 products
makeup primer22 products
facial powder9 products
mascara343 products
nail polish1670 products
foundation185 products
hair spray101 products
bronzer/highlighter40 products
lipstick304 products
concealer30 products
conditioner50 products
nail treatment56 products
brow liner128 products
eye shadow214 products
facial moisturizer/treatment26 products
liquid hand soap88 products
eye liner226 products
nail glue81 products
tooth whitening87 products
bubble bath18 products
glitter102 products
lip gloss144 products
Denture Care2 products
styling mousse/foam19 products
lip balm5 products
bar soap2 products
blush26 products
beard cleanser11 products
Facial Cleansing Water1 products
body firming lotion7 products
mask48 products
moisturizer12 products
daily use with SPF20 products
around-eye cream13 products
baby shampoo9 products
baby soap3 products
serums & essences13 products
setting powder/spray9 products
fragrance for women1 products
hair treatment/serum13 products
eyelash glue36 products
body art2 products
anti-aging8 products
recreational sunscreen20 products
foot cleansing1 products
foot odor control2 products
hand sanitizer5 products
detangler1 products
BB cream1 products
lip liner10 products
muscle/joint soreness2 products
oil controller1 products
shaving cream10 products
baby sunscreen1 products
Basecoats and Undercoats2 products
after sun product2 products
depilatory6 products
makeup remover4 products
Dry Shampoo and Hair Powders6 products
hand cream3 products
other eye makeup4 products
skin fading/lightener1 products
Preshave Preparations1 products
sunless tanning1 products
lip plumper2 products
acne treatment4 products
Lip Stain3 products
Nail Art and Jewelry5 products
pore strips1 products
damaged skin treatment2 products
Beard Soaps1 products
Exfoliants2 products
CC cream4 products
beard care1 products
Beard Conditioners1 products
Top Coats and Sealers2 products

Contamination concerns

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Chemical
METHACRYLIC ACID
ACRYLIC ACID
BENZENE
2-ETHYLHEXYL ACRYLATE

Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Considered safe based on assumption of low absorptionCosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

Use restrictions

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - Safe for use in cosmetics with some qualificationsCosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)
Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - Determined safe for use when formulated to avoid irritation, in assessment by industry safety panel (Cosmetic Ingredient Review, CIR)Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

Informational

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Industry or government recommendations for safe use: restrictions on concentration, impurities, product types, or manufacturing methods - anyCosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)

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CONCERN REFERENCE
skin/eye/lung irritation - weight of evidence unknown/unassessedCosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)
  • Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

Understanding scores

Cosmetics and personal care products are not required to be tested for safety before being allowed on the market. The Skin Deep® scoring system was designed to help the public understand whether a product is safe to use or whether it contains ingredients of concern.

Every product and ingredient in Skin Deep gets a two-part score – one for hazard and one for data availability. The safest products score well by both measures, with a low hazard rating and a fair or better data availability rating.


HOW WE DETERMINE SCORES

Hazard score

The Skin Deep ingredient hazard score, from 1 to 10, reflects known and suspected hazards linked to the ingredients. The EWG Verified® mark means a product meets EWG’s strictest criteria for transparency and health.

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WEIGHT-OF-EVIDENCE APPROACH

A product’s hazard score is not an average of the ingredients’ hazard scores. It is calculated using a weight-of-evidence approach that factors in all of the hazards or health impacts associated with the ingredients.

Data availability

The Skin Deep data availability rating reflects the number of scientific studies about the product or ingredient in the published scientific literature.

NONE LIMITED FAIR GOOD ROBUST
Low Availability
Moderate Availability
High Availability
NONE

Ingredients have not been assessed.

LIMITED-FAIR

There is only a modest volume of research.

GOOD-ROBUST

Ingredients have been studied extensively.

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