Acrylates Copolymer
Severity 4/10Editorialfilm former · thickener
Is Acrylates Copolymer safe?
Acrylates Copolymer carries moderate concerns worth knowing about (environmental impact).
In plain language
A common film-forming polymer scrutinized under the EU's microplastics restriction; skin safety itself is well established.
A Caredermis plain-language explanation to help you read the label — not a regulator statement. The sourced facts are the classifications and status shown on this page.
Documented concerns
Concerns marked Editorialare Caredermis' own dermatological review; the rest are drawn from official data — see the cited sources ↓
Environmental impact
Editorial4/10Synthetic polymer counted as a microplastic under the EU restriction when in particle form.
Official regulatory status
Pulled directly from official regulatory datasets and expert reviews — not our own judgement.
Guidance by skin profile
Caredermis editorial guidance based on the concerns above — checked against the official records on every build, but not itself a regulator statement.
- Sensitive skinNo specific concern
- Oily & acne-proneNo specific concern
- Dry skinNo specific concern
- PregnancyNo specific concern
- Babies & kidsNo specific concern
- Eczema-proneNo specific concern
Sources
Each authority below is shown only because our ingested copy of its data lists Acrylates Copolymer — not because we asserted it. Follow a link to verify the classification or regulation directly.
CIR conclusion from the Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Quick Reference Table — cir-safety.org (snapshot in data/sources/)(point-in-time snapshot; CIR's live record may have been updated since).
See our methodology for how these map to concern levels. Informational only — not medical advice.
Products in our library containing Acrylates Copolymer
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- NiveaCavani 9 - Gel douche hydratant originale édition limitée
- Le Petit OlivierCrème douche extra douce Verveine - Citron
- Eugène PermaShampooing anti pelliculaire classique, cheveux normaux
- Pétrole HahnShampooing anti chute résistance
- Le Petit MarseillaisMa pause coco-ning
- Eugène PermaShampooing Stop Pellicules + anti-démangeaisons
- Les Cosmétiques Design ParisCrème lavante adoucissante au lait d'amande
- Petrole HahnShampooing Stop Pellicules Classique Gras
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