Polyacrylamide is a synthetic polymer of acrylamide, used as a film-former, suspending/binding agent and emollient in skin care formulas. It is available in different forms such as a solid, aqueous solution, or emulsion. It is found in all kinds of beauty products including shampoos, cleansers, body lotions, and self-tanning products. It is a controversial ingredient because of its potential ability to secrete Acrylamide, a known neurotoxin. Acrylamide is a potential concern due to its presence in polyacrylamide. Animal studies have linked acrylamide to cancers of the thyroid, testis, mammary gland, uterus, pituitary gland, and oral cavity.
{"Protective": "Forms a protective coating on the skin, improving the appearance of makeup.", "Sunscreen": "Aids in keeping the active ingredients of the sunscreen on the skin after immersion in water, enhancing its water-resistant abilities.", "Exfoliation": "Small polyacrylamide beads may be used as an abrasive in skin cleansing and exfoliating products.", "Haircare": "Helps hair hold its style by inhibiting its ability to absorb moisture."}
All skin types except those that have an identified allergy to it.
{"Cancer": "Acrylamide, a known neurotoxin, is a potential concern due to its presence in polyacrylamide. Animal studies have linked acrylamide to cancers of the thyroid, testis, mammary gland, uterus, pituitary gland, and oral cavity.", "Reproductive and Developmental toxicity": "Acrylamide is considered a neurotoxicant due to effects of prenatal exposure on behavior. It has also been associated with reduced fetal weight at low parts per million doses."}
Avoid products with polyacrylamide, acrylamide, polyacrylate, polyquaternium or acrylate on the label.
Polyacrylamide is a synthetic polymer of acrylamide.
Determined safe for use in cosmetics up to a specified concentration limit
Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation
Polyacrylamide is also used in water, sewage and waste treatment, oil recovery, ore processing paper making, and to make permanent-press fabrics, to synthesize dyes, contact lenses, and in the construction of dams, tunnels and sewers. Polyacrylamide is a homopolymer of acrylamide monomers used as a binder, film former, abrasive, and hair fixative in cosmetics and personal care products. Some reports describe the use of Polyacrylamide as a foam builder and stabilizer in shampoos and foam baths, as well as a lubricant and emollient in soaps and lotions. Polyacrylamide polymers do not penetrate the skin due to their large size. Lifelong use of cosmetic products containing polyacrylamide may represent an unacceptable high lifetime risk of cancer due to residual acrylamide in the polyacrylamide preparations. This conclusion is based on two longtime rat studies of acrylamide and on the genotoxic properties of acrylamide. In order that the lifetime use of cosmetics containing polyacrylamide should not pose a significant cancer risk the theoretical content of residual acrylamide [calculated from the amount of polyacrylamide added to the product and the content of acrylamide in the polyacrylamide used] should be <0.1 ppm in body care leave-on products and <0.5 ppm in other cosmetic products.
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