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p-Phenylenediamine-terephthalic acid copolymer

CAS 24938-64-5

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

25035-37-4

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

p-Phenylenediamine-terephthalic acid copolymer in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Poly-p-phenylene terephthalamide”.

Also known as Poly-p-phenylene terephthalamide · aramid (mfr cas # 25765-47-3) · 1,4-Benzenediamine-terephthalic acid copolymer · 1,4-Benzenedicarboxylic acid-1,4-benzenediamine copolymer · 1,4-Diaminobenzene-terephthalic acid copolymer · 1,4-Phenylenediamine-terephthalic acid copolymer

Show all 9 names

1,4-Phenylenediamine-terephthalic acid polymer · Poly(1,4-phenylene terephthalamide) · p-Benzenediamine-terephthalic acid copolymer

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a film former.

  • Film forming
  • Film former
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. p-Phenylenediamine-terephthalic acid copolymer appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observed2 entries
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 31 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Road vehicles.Source →
    • 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.Source →
  • EUCosIngActiveCopolymer of 1,4-phenylenediamine and terephthalic acid
    • Copolymer of 1,4-phenylenediamine and terephthalic acidSource →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for p-Phenylenediamine-terephthalic acid 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 p-Phenylenediamine-terephthalic acid 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 2019-02-27

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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 p-Phenylenediamine-terephthalic acid copolymer in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

31

Construction and building materialsRoad vehicles

Typical roles

Film formingFilm former
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