What does Dea-styrene/acrylates/dvb copolymer do?

Used in cosmetics as an opacifier. DEA-Styrene/Acrylates/DVB Copolymer is the diethanolamine salt of a polymer of styrene, divinylbenzene and two or more monomers consisting of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid or their simple esters.

Is Dea-styrene/acrylates/dvb copolymer safe?

We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

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Dea-styrene/acrylates/dvb copolymer

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Dea-styrene/acrylates/dvb copolymer in plain language

What it does: Used in cosmetics as an opacifier. DEA-Styrene/Acrylates/DVB Copolymer is the diethanolamine salt of a polymer of styrene, divinylbenzene and two or more monomers consisting of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid or their simple esters.
Opacifying
Is it a concern?: We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

What we know about this ingredient

Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Dea-styrene/acrylates/dvb copolymer appears in these published regulatory listings.

EUCosIngActiveDEA-Styrene/Acrylates/DVB Copolymer is the diethanolamine salt of a polymer of styrene, divinylbenzene and two or more monomers consisting of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid or their simple esters Restriction: II/411
- DEA-Styrene/Acrylates/DVB Copolymer is the diethanolamine salt of a polymer of styrene, divinylbenzene and two or more monomers consisting of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid or their simple esters Restriction: II/411Source →

Expert safety opinions

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

1 data source

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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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.