Cosmetic roles
Holds powders togetherBINDINGLeaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMINGHolds hair in placeHAIR FIXING
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
POLYVINYL METHYL ETHERINCI폴리비닐메틸에터Korean label name (MFDS standard)Ethene, methoxy-, homopolymerSynonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 9003-09-2
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID801010969
Measured properties
- Appearance
- liquid
- Odour
- odourless
- pH
- 4-5 ()
- Relative density
- 1.03 ()
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 4 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.
- Flocculating agent1
- Hair fixative (EPA)1
- Film former1
- Binder1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 12
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- Tlooto literature search
- US EPA CompTox dashboard
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- Wikidata