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Acrylates/octylacrylamide copolymer

CAS 9004-87-9

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Acrylates/octylacrylamide copolymer in plain language

What it is

Also known as (Isooctylphenoxy)polyethoxyethanol · 20-(Octylphenoxy)-3,6,9,12,15,18-hexaoxaeicosan-1-ol · 3,6,9,12,15,18-Hexaoxaeicosan-1-ol, 20-(octylphenoxy)- · Ethoxylated isooctylphenol · Polyethylene glycol (7) octyl phenyl ether · octophenoxypolyethoxyethanol

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octylphenoxypoly(ethyleneoxy)ethanol · phenoxol 8-10

What it does

Used in consumer products as a film former, a fragrance ingredient and a hair fixative.

  • Film former
  • Fragrance
  • Hair fixative
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Acrylates/octylacrylamide copolymer appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 956 composition records across product categories including Home maintenance, Industrial products, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Film former, Hair fixative, Fragrance.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 956 composition records across product categories including Home maintenance, Industrial products, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Film former, Hair fixative, Fragrance.Source →

Expert safety opinions

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

2 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated september 25, 2019

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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

Not a strong fit for fragrance avoidance because it carries Fragrance.

Avoid

The ingredient itself is a fragrance-linked signal, so it is better treated as an avoid case when fragrance exposure is the main concern.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Acrylates/octylacrylamide copolymer in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

956

Named organisations

6

Home maintenanceIndustrial productsPersonal careConstruction

Typical roles

Film formerFragranceHair fixative
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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Acrylates/octylacrylamide 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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