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Polyacrylamide

CAS 9082-06-8

Also registered as 36 other CAS numbers

12624-24-7 · 25038-45-3 · 27754-57-0 · 31566-42-4 · 33338-03-3 · 39355-07-2 · 39387-77-4 · 51312-40-4 · 57679-11-5 · 68247-81-4 · 72270-86-1 · 79079-15-5 · 104981-89-7 · 114265-35-9 · 122177-63-3 · 124262-35-7 · 129774-19-2 · 133522-77-7 · 143180-09-0 · 143180-13-6 · 143180-22-7 · 143749-07-9 · 200138-95-0 · 210353-85-8 · 223905-39-3 · 443682-77-7 · 449742-46-5 · 1226898-28-7 · 1229457-12-8 · 1400274-08-9 · 1621105-90-5 · 1621105-93-8 · 2098539-70-7 · 2113610-86-7 · 2408159-30-6 · 9003-05-8

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Polyacrylamide in plain language

What it is

Also known as Polyacrylamide (10000 mw) · Polyacrylamide (1500 mw) · Polyprop-2-enamide · 2-Propenamide hydrochloride homopolymer · 2-Propenamide, homopolymer · 2-Propenamide, polymer with aluminum oxide (Al2O3), graft

Show all 15 names

2-Propenamide, polymer with silica, graft · 2-Propenamide, polymer with titanium oxide (TiO2), graft · Acrylamide polymer · polymers Acrylamide · Polyacrylamide (&) C13-14 Isoparaffin (&) Laureth-7 · Polypropenamide · polyacrylamide or polyacryulamide · Polyacrylamide solution (10000 mw) · Polyacrylamide solution (1500 mw)

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an antistatic agent, a binder and a film former.

  • Antistatic
  • Binding
  • Film forming
  • Emulsifier
  • Thickener
  • 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. Polyacrylamide appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • Pharma
  • Food
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActiveRestriction: III/66
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1396 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Cleaning and safety, Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Film former, Anti-static agent, Binder.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1396 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Cleaning and safety, Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Film former, Anti-static agent, Binder.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as polymer.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as polymer.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Polyacrylamide. 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 Polyacrylamide yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated may 30, 2015

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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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Reference links (1)
Openfda substance

patents.justia.com

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Suitability

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

Food use

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.

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 Polyacrylamide in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

1,396

Named organisations

6

Construction and building materialsCleaning and safetyLaboratory suppliesPersonal careRaw materialsFood and drug

Typical roles

AntistaticBindingFilm formingEmulsifierThickenerFilm former
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Catalog

Found in these products

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

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