ACRYLATES/ ACRYLAMIDE COPOLYMER

Score	Data: Limited
CAS	9003-06-9
mascara (2 products)
moisturizer (2 products)
facial moisturizer/ treatment (2 products)
styling gel/ lotion (1 products)
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ACRYLATES/ ACRYLAMIDE COPOLYMER

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Health concerns of ingredient
About the ratings
Cancer	no information
Developmental & reproductive toxicity	no information
Allergies & immunotoxicity	no information
Use restrictions	no information
Contamination concerns: none
Other LOW concerns: Data gaps

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Function/use(s): Binder; Film Former; Hair Fixative; FILM FORMING

About ACRYLATES/ ACRYLAMIDE COPOLYMER: Acrylates/Acrylamide Copolymer is a copolymer of acrylamide and one or more monomers ofacrylic acid, methacrylic acid or one of their simple esters.

Synonym(s): ACRYLATES/ACRYLAMIDE COPOLYMER, ACRYLAMIDE-ACRYLATE COPOLYMER; ACRYLAMIDE-ACRYLATE POLYMER; ACRYLAMIDE-ACRYLIC ACID POLYMER; ACRYLAMIDE-ACRYLIC ACID RESIN; ACRYLAMIDES225ACRYLATES COPOLYMER; ACRYLATE/ACRYLAMIDE COPOLYMER; ACRYLIC ACID-ACRYLAMIDE COPOLYMER; POLY (ACRYLAMIDE -ACRYLIC ACID) ; 2-PROPENOIC ACID, POLYMER WITH 2-PROPENAMIDE; POLYMER WITH 2-PROPENAMIDE 2-PROPENOIC ACID; 2PROPENOIC ACID, POLYMER WITH 2PROPENAMIDE

Data gaps
type of concern	product conditions	reference
Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel

Ecotoxicology
type of concern	product conditions	reference
Not suspected to be an environmental toxin		Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Multiple, additive exposure sources
type of concern	product conditions	reference
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food		FDA Food Additive Status
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food		FDA Everything Added to Food

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
type of concern	product conditions	reference
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful		Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Persistence and bioaccumulation
type of concern	product conditions	reference
Not suspected to be bioaccumulative		Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Government, industry, academic studies and classifications
government/industry list/academic study	appears on list as	classification(s)
FDA Food Additive Status	ACRYLAMIDE -ACRYLIC ACID RESIN	• GMP • MISC • REG • < 5 ppm by wt of juice - Used in clarifying beet sugar or cane sugar juice and liquor or corn starch hydrolyzate - CFR173.5 • < 10 ppm by wt of liquor or hydrolyzate • Fixing agent for the immobilization of glucose isomerase for use in manufact
FDA Everything Added to Food	ACRYLAMIDE-ACRYLIC ACID RESIN	• ASP
Environment Canada Domestic Substance List	2-PROPENOIC ACID, POLYMER WITH 2-PROPENAMIDE	,,,Y-Persistent,,,,,,
European Union - Banned or Restricted in Cosmetics	ACRYLAMIDE, UNLESS REGULATED ELSEWHERE IN THIS DIRECTIVE	Banned in EU Cosmetics (impurity limit)

references
government/industry list/academic study	reference
FDA Food Additive Status	FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) 2006. Food Additive Status List. Downloaded from http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/%7Edms/opa-appa.html, Oct 16, 2006.
FDA Everything Added to Food	FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration). 2008. EAFUS [Everything Added to Food]: A Food Additive Database. FDA Office of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
Environment Canada Domestic Substance List	EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
European Union - Banned or Restricted in Cosmetics	EC (European Commission of the European Union). 1999-2006. Enterprise Directorate-General Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics. The rules governing cosmetic products in the European Union, Volume 1, "Cosmetics legislation."