- beauty
- industrial
Polymethacrylic acid crosspolymer
CAS 50602-21-6
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
Polymethacrylic acid crosspolymer in plain language
Also known as Polacrilin · Polacrilex resin · 2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, polymer with diethenylbenzene · 2-METHYL-2-PROPENOIC acid polymer with divinylbenzene · Benzene, diethenyl-, polymer with 2-METHYL-2-PROPENOIC acid · Divinylbenzene-methacrylic acid copolymer
Show all 17 names
Divinylbenzene-methacrylic acid polymer · Methacrylic acid, polymer with divinylbenzene · Methacrylic acid-divinyl benzene copolymer · Methacrylic acid-divinylbenzene copolymer · Methacrylic acid-divinylbenzene polymer · Poly(divinylbenzene-co-methacrylic acid) · Amberlite IRP-64 · Amberlite IRP64 · Amberlitetm IRP64 · Gmp 0800 · Polacrilex
Used in cosmetics as an absorbent. Polymethacrylic Acid Crosspolymer is a copolymer of Polymethacrylic Acid crosslinked by divinylbenzene.
- Absorbent
- Solvent
- We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
Regulation
No restrictions found. Polymethacrylic acid crosspolymer appears in these published regulatory listings.
- Found in consumer products
- Industrial
EUCosIngActivePolymethacrylic Acid Crosspolymer is a copolymer of Polymethacrylic Acid crosslinked by divinylbenzene
- Polymethacrylic Acid Crosspolymer is a copolymer of Polymethacrylic Acid crosslinked by divinylbenzeneSource →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Absorbent, Solvent.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Absorbent, Solvent.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 Polymethacrylic acid crosspolymer. 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 Polymethacrylic acid crosspolymer yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.
Where this comes from
Reference links (1)
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Fragrance avoidance
Nothing to weigh for this context yet.
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 Polymethacrylic acid crosspolymer in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.
Source records
1
Named organisations
2
Typical roles
AbsorbentSolvent