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Ethenol-vinyl acetate copolymer

CAS 124098-02-8

Also registered as 2 other CAS numbers

9002-89-5 · 25213-24-5

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Ethenol-vinyl acetate copolymer in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Polyvinyl alcohol”.

Also known as Polyvinyl alcohol · Acetic acid ethenyl ester, polymer with ethenol · Acetic acid vinyl ester, polymer with vinyl alc. · Alcotex 552P · Bakelite MA 28-18 · homopolymer Ethenol

Show all 13 names

Ethenol, polymer with ethenyl acetate · Induvinyl V 34 · Poly(vinyl acetate)-poly(vinyl alcohol) polymer · Vinyl alcohol, polymer with vinyl acetate · polyvinyl alcohol resin · vinyl alcohol copolymer · vinyl alcohol solution

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a film former and a thickener.

  • Film forming
  • Viscosity controlling
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Ethenol-vinyl acetate copolymer appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
    • Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 31 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Raw materials, Home maintenance. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Binder, Bond edge tape to core, bond edge tap.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 31 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Raw materials, Home maintenance. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Binder, Bond edge tape to core, bond edge tap.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Ethenol-vinyl acetate copolymer. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

  • SCCS

    EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

    No SCCS opinion on file.

  • CIR

    Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)

    No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Ethenol-vinyl acetate copolymer yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

3 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated march 30, 2017

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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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 Ethenol-vinyl acetate copolymer in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

31

Named organisations

6

Construction and building materialsRaw materialsHome maintenancePersonal care

Typical roles

Film formingViscosity controlling
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Catalog

Found in these products

Cosmetic and personal-care products that list Ethenol-vinyl acetate copolymer are shown first. Their ingredient lists include Ethenol-vinyl acetate copolymer; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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