Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-3 is a synthetic crosslinked acrylic polymer used in cosmetic and personal-care formulations primarily as a hair-fixing agent. It belongs to the polyacrylate family, in which the crosspolymer structure creates a three-dimensional polymer network that can form a film on hair and help maintain the desired hairstyle.
Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-3 is described as a copolymer of butyl acrylate, PEG-10 acrylate, PPG-6 acrylate and dimethylacrylamide, crosslinked with PEG-23 Diacrylate. This polymer structure provides characteristics suitable for hair-setting and styling applications.
The primary cosmetic function of Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-3 is hair fixing. It helps provide durable shaping of hairstyles by forming a polymeric film around the hair surface. This makes it suitable for formulations where styling retention and hair-setting performance are required.
Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-3 can be used in selected hair styling gels, styling creams, molding products, mousses, pomades and other hair-setting formulations. The actual performance depends on the polymer grade, concentration, formulation composition and processing conditions.
Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-3 is particularly relevant to hair-styling products where durable hairstyle shaping is required. Its film-forming polymer structure can help keep hair in the intended shape after application and drying.
In styling gels, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-3 can provide hair-fixing performance and contribute to the formation of a flexible styling film. The selected grade and concentration should be matched to the desired level of hold and finished-product texture.
Hair fixing is the documented cosmetic function of Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-3. The polymer helps maintain a hairstyle by creating a film that provides durable shaping of the hair.
Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-3 can be incorporated into selected hair-care and styling formulations where hold, shape retention and styling control are required.
Performance depends on polymer grade, concentration, pH, solvents, surfactants, conditioning ingredients and other formulation components. Compatibility testing should be carried out with the complete formulation before commercial production.
Because Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-3 is a crosslinked polymer, it does not have one simple molecular formula or molecular weight that can be universally applied to every commercial grade. Grade-specific technical information should therefore be used for formulation development.
Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-3 can be used in:
Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-3 is a synthetic crosslinked acrylic polymer used in cosmetics primarily as a hair-fixing ingredient.
Its documented cosmetic function is hair fixing, meaning it helps provide durable shaping of hairstyles.
Yes. Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-3 is identified as a synthetic cosmetic ingredient.
It is primarily used in hair-styling and hair-setting formulations where durable hairstyle shaping is required.
Yes. It can be used in suitable styling-gel and hair-fixing formulations.
It is described as a copolymer of butyl acrylate, PEG-10 acrylate, PPG-6 acrylate and dimethylacrylamide, crosslinked by PEG-23 Diacrylate.
No. Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-3 and Acrylates Crosspolymer-3 are separate INCI names and should not be treated as the same ingredient.
The available ingredient references list the CAS number as not specifically assigned / N/A.
No. It is a crosslinked polymer, so a single conventional molecular formula and molecular weight should not be assigned universally.
| Parameter | Specification |
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| Appearance | Creamy white to pale yellow |