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Data: Fair

Acrylates/ Dimethicone Copolymer

  • This ingredient's score is higher if there is potential contamination from toxic impurities. The score will be lower if used in products that meet EWG’s contamination restrictions.

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Other Concerns

Contamination concerns (high)

SYNONYMS

● ACRYLATES/DIMETHICONE COPOLYMER
● ACRYLATE-DIMETHICONE COPOLYMER

Restricted

Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation

Acrylates/Dimethicone Copolymer is a copolymer of dimethicone and one or more monomersof acrylic acid, 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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facial powder1 products
nail polish53 products
mascara2 products
lip liner54 products
facial moisturizer/treatment4 products
BB cream9 products
concealer93 products
foundation309 products
recreational sunscreen44 products
eye liner45 products
eye shadow11 products
lipstick70 products
lip gloss1 products
bronzer/highlighter5 products
other eye makeup1 products
makeup primer6 products
Under Eye Concealers10 products
baby sunscreen4 products
glitter3 products
serums & essences3 products
daily use with SPF23 products
CC cream3 products
mask2 products
anti-aging1 products
Facial Sun Care10 products
shampoo2 products
Lip Stain1 products
blush14 products
hair treatment/serum1 products
hair styling aid1 products
body firming lotion1 products
nail treatment1 products
conditioner1 products

Contamination concerns

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Chemical
CYCLOPENTASILOXANE
CYCLOTETRASILOXANE

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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