# POLYACRYLATE-56

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_inci_polyacrylate_56
Categories: beauty
Functions: Film forming
Identifier: POLYACRYLATE-56

> POLYACRYLATE-56: Used in cosmetics as a film former. Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records. Compiled from 1 published data source.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern: not yet assessed
- Is it a concern? We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
- Rationale: Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Polyacrylate-56 is a copolymer of Butyl Acrylate and a methacrylate functional siloxane polymer that is made by reacting Hydrogen Dimethicone with 1,3-Epoxy-4-Vinylcyclohexane. The epoxy groups on the siloxane are reacted with Methacrylic Acid to produce the macromonomer.

## Expert safety opinions

- SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety): no opinion on file.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)): no opinion on file.

## Data sources

- CosIng (updated 2026-09-23): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/99087

_Assessed by Greenveil._