A crosslinked acrylic polymer used to thicken and stabilise products.
What it is
Acrylates crosspolymer-4 is a copolymer of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid or one of their simple esters, crosslinked with trimethylolpropane triacrylate. CosIng lists it as an emulsion-stabilising, film-forming, viscosity-controlling agent and cleansing surfactant.
Where it is used
Found in shampoos, shower gels, cleansers and gels.
Limits of interpretation
The INCI list shows which ingredients are present, not how much of each. Above 1%, ingredients are listed in descending order of weight; below 1% the order is free.
The label does not show its concentration.
Functions
- Emulsion stabilising
- Helping the process of emulsification and improving emulsion stability and shelf-life.
- Film forming
- Producing (upon application) a continuous film on the skin, hair or nails.
- Surfactant – cleansing
- Wetting body surfaces, emulsifying or solubilizing oils, and suspending soil (generally, such ingredients contribute to the foaming and lathering properties of cleansing products).
- Viscosity controlling
- Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.
EU regulation
This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.
Products with this ingredient (12)
- Neutrogena Deep Clean Invorating Foaming Scrub 150g · Neutrogena
- Gel douche gommant au savoir noir · Manava
- Gel douche parfum Passion de mangue Mon instant plaisir · U
- Barbe à papa douche gourmande · Labell
- Ultra Sensitive Shampoo · Odele
- Coconut Shea Butter · Softsoap
- Shampooing purifiant thé vert/argile · Carrefour
- Shea & Almond Oil · Softsoap
- On A Cloud Baobab Oil Repair Shampoo · R+Co
- Dusche & Ölperlen · Balea
- Plaisirs sucrés crumble fruits rouges · Manava
- Gel douche exfoliant à l'huile d'argan · Les Cosmétiques Design Paris