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Polyacrylic acid

CAS 9003-01-4

Also registered as 53 other CAS numbers

11132-69-7 · 37241-23-9 · 39341-22-5 · 51142-25-7 · 54578-44-8 · 54990-82-8 · 55492-72-3 · 56747-65-0 · 59233-19-1 · 65742-16-7 · 71767-27-6 · 71767-28-7 · 81031-52-9 · 82446-45-5 · 82446-46-6 · 87913-02-8 · 88650-89-9 · 101360-15-0 · 104625-85-6 · 104922-39-6 · 105913-47-1 · 118168-84-6 · 125857-68-3 · 125857-69-4 · 131094-47-8 · 165724-08-3 · 168564-56-5 · 169799-28-4 · 170473-89-9 · 174594-09-3 · 223508-97-2 · 230287-43-1 · 471251-42-0 · 597551-81-0 · 746620-96-2 · 746620-98-4 · 925683-30-3 · 1243262-39-6 · 1356242-46-0 · 1422717-48-3 · +13 more

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Polyacrylic acid in plain language

What it is

Also known as Polyacrylic acid (8000 mw) · Polyarylic acid · 2-PROPENOIC acid, homopolymer (8000 mw) · Acrylic acid homopolymer (8000 mw) · 2-Propenoic Acid, Polymer · 2-Propenoic acid, homopolymer

Show all 12 names

Acrylic Polymer · Acrylic acid homopolymer · Acrylic acid polymer · Acrylic acid resin · polymers Acrylic acid · Poly(acrylic acid)

What it does

Used in consumer products as an emulsifier, a pH adjuster and a thickener.

  • Emulsifier
  • pH adjuster
  • Thickener
  • Gelling agent
  • Film former
  • Stabiliser
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Polyacrylic acid appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Cleaning
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observed2 entries
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1 composition records across product categories including Furniture and furnishings.Source →
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 6578 composition records across product categories including Furniture and furnishings, Construction and building materials, Vehicle. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Dispersing agent, Binder, Thickening agent.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as polymer.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as polymer.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Polyacrylic acid yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

4 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 2020-02-05

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Polyacrylic acid in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

1

Named organisations

7

Furniture and furnishings

Typical roles

EmulsifierpH adjusterThickenerGelling agentFilm formerStabiliser
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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Polyacrylic acid; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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