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Is Polyacrylate-50 vegetarian?

Polyacrylate-50

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Polyacrylate-50 is a synthetic copolymer of styrene, ethylhexyl methacrylate, and a PEG/PPG polyether methacryloyl ester terminated with sodium sulfomalonic acid. It is used in cosmetics as a film-forming and thickening agent.

Also known as 2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, 2-ethylhexyl ester, telomer with 1-dodecanethiol, ethenylbenzene and 2-methyloxirane polymer with oxirane monoether with 1,2-propanediol mono(2-methyl-2-propenoate), hydrogen 2-sulfobutanedioate, sodium salt, 2,2'-(1,2-diazenediyl)bis[2-methylbutanenitrile]-initiated
INCI name Polyacrylate-50
CAS number 9003-04-7
CosIng ID 96914
Last reviewed 9 July 2026

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