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Styrene/ Acrylates Copolymer

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Other Concerns

Use restrictions (low) and Contamination concerns (high)

SYNONYMS

● 2-PROPENOIC ACID, BUTYL ESTER, POLYMER WITH ETHYLBENZENE

● BUTYL ESTER POLYMER WITH ETHYLBENZENE 2-PROPENOIC ACID

● POLYMER WITH ETHYLBENZENE 2-PROPENOIC ACID, BUTYL ESTER

● STYRENE/ ACRYLATES COPOLYMER

● STYRENE/ACRYLATE COPOLYMER

● STYRENE/ACRYLATES COPOLYMER

This ingredient is not currently on EWG's Skin Deep Restricted or Unacceptable Lists.

Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer is a polymer of styrene and a monomer consisting of acrylicacid, methacrylic acid or one of their simple esters.

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

nail polish	310 products
recreational sunscreen	144 products
eye liner	89 products
body wash/cleanser	61 products
daily use with SPF	37 products
lip gloss	29 products
mascara	16 products
shampoo	14 products
bubble bath	13 products
liquid hand soap	13 products
baby sunscreen	12 products
eyelash glue	9 products
brow liner	8 products
mask	7 products
nail treatment	6 products
baby soap	6 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	5 products
eye shadow	4 products
styling gel/lotion	4 products
facial cleanser	4 products
glitter	4 products
baby shampoo	3 products
bath oil/salts/soak	3 products
hair treatment/serum	3 products
hair styling aide	2 products
moisturizer	2 products
BB cream	2 products
body firming lotion	1 products
bar soap	1 products
baby lotion	1 products
depilatory	1 products
other eye makeup	1 products
sunless tanning	1 products
makeup primer	1 products
serums & essences	1 products
cuticle treatment	1 products

Contamination concerns

Chemical
METHACRYLIC ACID
ACRYLIC ACID
2-ETHYLHEXYL ACRYLATE

Use restrictions

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - Safe for use in cosmetics with some qualifications	Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments

Data gaps

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Considered safe based on assumption of low absorption	Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments
0 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical	NLM PubMed

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

Understanding scores

Cosmetics and personal care products are not required to be tested for safety before being allowed on the market. The Skin Deep® scoring system was designed to help the public understand whether a product is safe to use or whether it contains ingredients of concern.

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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