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Poly(acrylic acid-co-vinyl alcohol), sodium salt

CAS 27599-56-0

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

58374-38-2

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Poly(acrylic acid-co-vinyl alcohol), sodium salt in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Sodium acrylate/vinyl alcohol copolymer”.

Also known as Sodium acrylate/vinyl alcohol copolymer

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an antistatic agent, a binder and an emulsion stabiliser.

  • Antistatic
  • Binding
  • Emulsion stabilising
  • Film forming
  • Viscosity controlling
  • Emulsifier
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. Poly(acrylic acid-co-vinyl alcohol), sodium salt appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActive2-Propenoic acid, polymer with ethenol, sodium salt
    • 2-Propenoic acid, polymer with ethenol, sodium saltSource →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Film former, Anti-static agent, Viscosity modifier.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Film former, Anti-static agent, Viscosity modifier.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Poly(acrylic acid-co-vinyl alcohol), sodium salt. 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 Poly(acrylic acid-co-vinyl alcohol), sodium salt 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

    Open →
  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 2019-12-20

    Open →
  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

    Open →

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 Poly(acrylic acid-co-vinyl alcohol), sodium salt in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

1

Typical roles

AntistaticBindingEmulsion stabilisingFilm formingViscosity controllingEmulsifier
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