The ingredient, explained
Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
A published expert assessment examines cosmetic-use safety.
Ingredient guide
What it is and what it does
Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6 is a copolymer of ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate, dimethylacrylamide, lauryl methacrylate and laureth-4 methacrylate, crosslinked with trimethylolpropane triacrylate
About this ingredient: EU CosIng ingredient registry (via Open Beauty Facts taxonomy) ↗
- Emulsion stabilising
- Helps keep an emulsion from separating.
- Viscosity controlling
- Adjusts how thick or fluid a product is.
Function definitions: European Commission ingredient function definitions (SCCNFP/0299/00, pages 16 to 20) ↗
Registry functions describe possible formulation roles, not results for a finished product. A dictionary entry is not an approval or a safety assessment.
A closer look
What the research shows
Safety assessment
The government assessment found no unreasonable public-health risk for the notified polymer in the evaluated leave-on cosmetics containing up to 5%.
What this does not tell us
This dated assessment concerns the notified grade and exposure assumptions, with controls needed for occupational dust inhalation. It is not a clinical efficacy study or a final modern CIR assessment.
Sources for this summary. Published source ↗
Research review checked Oct 1, 2026
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Read the 1 selected study
Safety assessment
Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6 (Sepimax Zen): Polymer of Low Concern Full Public Report PLC/977 ↗
· 2011
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Products containing this ingredient
From the wider catalogue. Linked by the ingredient list, without an efficacy ranking.
Names and identifiers
Registry identity
Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6 is a copolymer of ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate, dimethylacrylamide, lauryl methacrylate and laureth-4 methacrylate, crosslinked with trimethylolpropane triacrylate
- INCI name on ingredient lists
- POLYACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER-6
Sources for this ingredient record
- EU CosIng ingredient registry (via Open Beauty Facts taxonomy) ↗ · ODbL 1.0 (Open Beauty Facts database) · Recorded Aug 8, 2026