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Ingredient Dictionary

POLYACRYLAMIDE

Molecular structure

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 66 list it before the 1% line and 33 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 98 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 98

Definition

US FDA substance register · UNII 5D6TC4BRWV · registered name POLYACRYLAMIDE (1500 MW) · polymer

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Holds powders togetherBINDINGReduces staticANTISTATICLeaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING

Safety & regulatory references

Restricted
China · South Korea

Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information

Argentina · Brazil

  • Field of application and/or use : (a) Products for body care that not rinse (b) other products
  • Other limitations and requirements : a) residual acrylamide Maximum content: 0.1 mg / kg. b) Maximum residual acrylamide of 0.5 mg / kg.

ASEAN

  • Field of application and/or use : (a) Body-care leave-on products (b) Other cosmetic products
  • Other limitations and requirements : (a) Maximum residual acrylamide content; 0.1 mg/kg (b) Maximum residual acrylamide content; 0.5 mg/kg

European Union

  • Product Type, body parts : (a) Body leave-on products (b) Other products
  • Other : (a) Maximum residual acrylamide content 0.1mg/kg (b) Maximum residual acrylamide content 0.5mg/kg

Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information

Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

Restriction III/66

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

Reviewed by CIR: Amended Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Polyacrylamide and Acrylamide Residues in Cosmetics

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

Reviewed by CIR: Polyacrylamide

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Polyacrylamide

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name ポリアクリルアミド: 本品は、アクリル酸アミドの重合体であり、次の化学式で表される。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

POLYACRYLAMIDEINCI폴리아크릴아마이드Korean label name (MFDS standard)2-Propenamide, homopolymerSynonymポリアクリルアミドJapanese labelling name
CAS No.chemical registry number
9003-05-8
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
DTXSID7042308
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
DTXCID901765527
IUPAC
Polyprop-2-enamide
Molecular formula
(C3H5NO)n

Measured properties

Appearance
solid
Colour
white

Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.

Source: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)

What products actually use it for

What the 30 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.

  • Film former7
  • Binder6
  • Thickening agent5
  • Emulsifier2
  • Viscosity modifier2
  • Anti-static agent2
  • Hair fixative (EPA)1
  • Sizing agent1
4 other uses
  • Processing aids not otherwise specified1
  • Flow promoter1
  • Deflocculant1
  • Retention Agent (EPA)1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Related literature

Linked databases 19