EWG Skin Deep® | What is HYDROXYETHYL ACRYLATE/ SODIUM ACRYLOYLDIMETHYL TAURATE COPOLYMER

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Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/ Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer

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SYNONYMS

● HYDROXYETHYL ACRYLATE/ SODIUM ACRYLOYLDIMETHYL TAURATE COPOLYMER

● HYDROXYETHYL ACRYLATE/SODIUM ACRYLOYLDIMETHYL TAURATE COPOLYMER

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Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer is a copolymer of sodiumhydroxyethyl acrylate and acryloyldimethyl taurate monomers.

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
LOW

Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

facial moisturizer/treatment	151 products
daily use with SPF	73 products
eye shadow	70 products
moisturizer	69 products
serums & essences	61 products
mask	46 products
around-eye cream	43 products
foundation	42 products
sunless tanning	29 products
recreational sunscreen	23 products
hand cream	18 products
lipstick	14 products
hair treatment/serum	12 products
makeup primer	12 products
exfoliant/scrub	11 products
body firming lotion	11 products
bronzer/highlighter	10 products
	10 products
blush	9 products
lip gloss	9 products
BB cream	8 products
toners/astringents	8 products
anti-aging	7 products
facial cleanser	7 products
baby lotion	6 products
eye liner	5 products
brow liner	5 products
muscle/joint soreness	4 products
detangler	3 products
conditioner	3 products
after shave	3 products
beard care	2 products
hair styling aide	2 products
baby sunscreen	2 products
oil controller	2 products
tanning oil	2 products
makeup remover	1 products
skin fading/lightener	1 products
cuticle treatment	1 products
damaged skin treatment	1 products
CC cream	1 products
after sun product	1 products
styling gel/lotion	1 products

Data gaps

CONCERN	REFERENCE
0 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical	NLM PubMed

Informational

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Industry or government recommendations for safe use: restrictions on concentration, impurities, product types, or manufacturing methods - any	Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments

NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.
CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review). 2006. CIR Compendium, containing abstracts, discussions, and conclusions of CIR cosmetic ingredient safety assessments. Washington DC.

Understanding scores

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Every product and ingredient in Skin Deep gets a two-part score – one for hazard and one for data availability. The safest products score well by both measures, with a low hazard rating and a fair or better data availability rating.

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Hazard score

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Data availability

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