# POLYURETHANE-101

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_inci_polyurethane_101
Categories: beauty
Functions: Viscosity controlling
Identifier: POLYURETHANE-101

> POLYURETHANE-101: Used in cosmetics as a thickener. 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 — Polyurethane-101 is a urethane polymer that is prepared by a multi-step process. First, Isophorone Diisocyanate is reacted with polyester polyol made by condensing Adipic Acid with Glycol. The resulting polymer is reacted with Dimethylolpropionic Acid then neutralized with Triethylamine and dispersed into water.

## 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/99196

_Assessed by Greenveil._