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Polyacrylamides

70/100 · High conf.

Concern score

70/100High concern based on regulatory listings.
High confidence

Polyacrylamides in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Acrylamide/ammonium acrylate copolymer”.

Also known as Acrylamide/ammonium acrylate copolymer · Acrylamide/ethalkonium chloride acrylate copolymer · Acrylamide/sodium acrylate copolymer · Acrylamides copolymer · Acrylates/acrylamide copolymer · Corn starch/acrylamide/sodium acrylate copolymer

Show all 11 names

Polyacrylamide · POLYQUATERNIUM-5 · POLYQUATERNIUM-7 · Starch/acrylates/acrylamide copolymer · Styrene/acrylamide copolymer

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Polyacrylamides yet.

Is it a concern?
High concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is restricted in EU cosmetics.

Why it's flagged

Polyacrylamides is restricted in cosmetic products under Annex III of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009.

RestrictedEU EC — restricted

The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.

Regulation

Restrictions first, then routine listings from published regulatory sources.

  • EU Annex III — restricted
  • EU restricted in cosmetics

  • EUEC

    Annex III of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances which cosmetic products must not contain except subject to the restrictions laid down. Product types: (a) Body leave-on products (b) Other products Other conditions: (a) Maximum residual acrylamide content 0.1mg/kg (b) Maximum residual acrylamide content 0.5mg/kg

    restricted
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  • EUCosIngActiveCosmetics Regulation annex III / ref 66.
    • Cosmetics Regulation annex III / ref 66.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Polyacrylamides. 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 Polyacrylamides 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

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EU CosIng Cosmetics Regulation Annexes

    regulatory · updated 2010-10-17

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.

Good fit

This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.

Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Polyacrylamides; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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