Acrylates Crosspolymer-3
AKA “Carbomer, Acrylic Acid Crosspolymer
Ingredient
Ingredient Facts
Acrylates crosspolymer-3
AKA: Carbomer, Acrylic Acid Crosspolymer
Ingredient · Film Forming · EWG: 4
Synthetic
Occlusive
Not Clean
Acrylates Crosspolymer-3 is a copolymer of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid or one of its simple esters, crosslinked with trimethylolpropane triacrylate and trimethylolpropane diallyl ether.
Form
Powder
State
Solid
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Functions
Film Forming
Creates a physical seal on skin to lock moisture in and keep irritants out. The "slugging" ingredient — barrier protection.
Hair Fixing
Viscosity Controlling
Creates Protective Barrier
Controls Viscosity
Wound Healing
Creates protective layer
Holds hair in place
Controls product thickness
Traditional Use
A variant synthetic crosslinked polymer created for modern cosmetic formulations. Used as a texture enhancer and stabilizing agent in contemporary skincare products.
Skin Types
all-skin-types
Best For
General
Pregnancy & Breastfeeding Safe
Yes
EWG
4
CIR
Safe as used
Pregnancy
Yes
CIR Safety Findings
Not a Sensitizer
medical-approval
all-shades-safe
Regulatory Status
USApermitted
EUrestricted
JAPANrestricted
CANADArestricted
Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Carbomers-934, -910 -934P -940 -941, and -962
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Expert Panel
International Journal of Toxicology
Acrylates Crosspolymer-3
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
C8-22 Alkyl Acrylates/Methacrylic Acid Crosspolymer
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Calcium Potassium Carbomer
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Carbomer
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
PEG/PPG-5/2 Methacrylate/Methacrylic Acid Crosspolymer
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Potassium Carbomer
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Sodium Carbomer
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
C8-22 Alkyl Acrylates/Methacrylic Acid Crosspolymer
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Carbomer
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Potassium Carbomer
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Sodium Carbomer
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Multifunctional carbomer based ferulic acid hydrogel promotes wound healing in radiation-induced skin injury by inactivating NLRP3 inflammasome.
Huang C, Huangfu C, Bai Z, Zhu L, Shen P et al.
Journal of nanobiotechnology, 2024
Multifunctional carbomer based ferulic acid hydrogel prom...
Congshu Huang, Chaoji Huangfu, Zhijie Bai, Long Zhu, Pan Shen, Ningning Wang + 5 more
Journal of nanobiotechnology, 2024
Verified Jun 2026
Data: CosIng · EWG · CIR