Ingredient profile
Styrene/Acrylates Copolyme R
Raters disagreefilm formingopacifyingCAS 27306-39-4CAS 25034-86-0CAS 25085-34-1CAS 9010-92-8
At least one of our safety lists speaks to this ingredient.
Raters don't agree. Here's where each one stands
Safe
Greenlens Ingredient Scan
Independent
Greenlens Precautionary Screen
Independent
Greenlens Tolerance Screen
Independent
Caution
EU Microplastics Restriction
Government
EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI)
Government
Concern
IARC Monographs
Government
ANSES Endocrine Disruptors
Government
Where each list lands
Funding shown- Concern
IARC Monographs
Government
Styrene, a residual monomer of some styrene-copolymer film-formers, is classified probably carcinogenic to humans. (IARC Monographs, Vol. 121)
- Concern
ANSES Endocrine Disruptors
Government
An ANSES endocrine-disruptor candidate (SNPE2), classified Repr. 2 and prohibited in cosmetics. (ANSES — French national strategy on endocrine disruptors (SNPE2))
- Caution
EU Microplastics Restriction
Also screened — not on these lists
- Health Canada Ingredient Hotlist
- California Proposition 65
- US NTP Report on Carcinogens
Where regulators stand
Shown side by side, never combinedEach jurisdiction is reported on its own terms, from its own official lists. Where they disagree, that disagreement is the finding. Absence from a list is never a safety claim.
European Union
BannedProhibited as a cosmetic ingredient in this jurisdiction.
- European Commission · EU Cosmetics Regulation Annex II (prohibited)Listed in Annex II of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (ref 1575) — prohibited as an ingredient in cosmetic products.
- ECHA (EU CLP Regulation) · EU CLP Regulation Annex VI, Table 3 (harmonised classification, ECHA export): Repr. 2Carries an EU harmonised classification (Repr. 2) — a suspected (category 2) carcinogen, mutagen or reproductive toxicant under CLP Annex VI, index 601-026-00-0. A hazard classification, not proof of harm at the level used.
Canada
No listing foundNot on the lists we hold for this jurisdiction. That is an absence of a listing, not a safety finding.
Checked: Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist.
Notes
- ANSES-prohibited in cosmetics
- IARC probable carcinogen (Group 2A)
- EU harmonised CMR (cat. 2)
- EU microplastics-restricted
