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Data: Limited

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

See how this product scores for common concerns.

  • LOW
    Cancer
  • LOW
    Allergies & Immunotoxicity
  • LOW
    Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
  • LOW
    Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

  • CONCERNS
  • DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

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nail polish288 products
recreational sunscreen143 products
eye liner93 products
body wash/cleanser61 products
daily use with SPF31 products
shampoo20 products
mascara17 products
bubble bath14 products
baby sunscreen10 products
liquid hand soap9 products
brow liner8 products
baby soap8 products
mask8 products
nail treatment6 products
eyelash glue6 products
facial moisturizer/treatment5 products
styling gel/lotion5 products
eye shadow4 products
facial cleanser4 products
glitter4 products
baby shampoo3 products
hair styling aide3 products
moisturizer3 products
bath oil/salts/soak3 products
hair treatment/serum3 products
bar soap1 products
toners/astringents1 products
baby lotion1 products
depilatory1 products
other eye makeup1 products
hand sanitizer1 products
sunless tanning1 products
makeup primer1 products
exfoliant/scrub1 products
serums & essences1 products
cuticle treatment1 products
lip gloss1 products

Contamination concerns

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Chemical
METHACRYLIC ACID
ACRYLIC ACID
2-ETHYLHEXYL ACRYLATE

Use restrictions

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

Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Considered safe based on assumption of low absorptionCosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments
0 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemicalNLM 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.

HOW WE DETERMINE SCORES

Hazard score

The Skin Deep ingredient hazard score, from 1 to 10, reflects known and suspected hazards linked to the ingredients. The EWG VERIFIED® mark means a product meets EWG’s strictest criteria for transparency and health.

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WEIGHT-OF-EVIDENCE APPROACH

A product’s hazard score is not an average of the ingredients’ hazard scores. It is calculated using a weight-of-evidence approach that factors in all of the hazards or health impacts associated with the ingredients.

Data availability

The Skin Deep data availability rating reflects the number of scientific studies about the product or ingredient in the published scientific literature.

NONE LIMITED FAIR GOOD ROBUST
Low Availability
Moderate Availability
High Availability
NONE

Ingredients have not been assessed.

LIMITED-FAIR

There is only a modest volume of research.

GOOD-ROBUST

Ingredients have been studied extensively.

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