Is polyacrylamide safe as a cosmetic ingredient?

Thus, the Panel concluded that Polyacrylamide is safe as a cosmetic ingredient in the present practices of use and concentration described in the safety assessment, if the level of acrylamide monomer in formulation is not greater than 5 ppm. The 2005 report is used as point of reference for the present re-review consideration.

What is polyacrylamide used for in cosmetics?

Polyacrylamide functions in cosmetics as a binder, film for-mer, and hair fixative, as listed in the International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary and Handbook (Pepe et al. 2002).

Is polyacrylamide a chemically related ingredient?

DR. LIEBLER: Yeah, this paragraph, "Expert Panel… has previously reviewed several other polyacrylamides," and so these are chemically related ingredients that are not the ingredients in this report. So that reference to the five parts per million for polyacrylamide refers to polyacrylamide in another report.

Is acrylamide a risk factor for cosmetics?

Dybing and Sanner (1997) prepared a risk assessment of cos-metics containing acrylamide. They assumed a level of Poly-acrylamide in cosmetics of 2% and a maximum monomer level of 0.01% in the polymer.

How many products contain polyacrylamide?

These historical data are given in Table 2, along with frequency of Polyacrylamide use in each product category and the total number of products in that category from data collected in 2002 (FDA 2002). For example, 8 of the 71 indoor tanning preparations reported to FDA in 2002 contained Polyacrylamide.

Can acrylamide be used in cosmetics?

The use of acrylamide is banned in cosmetics in the EU, and the EU also sets limits for the amount of residual acrylamide allowed in products containing polyacrylamide. How to Avoid? Avoid products with polyacrylamide, acrylamide, polyacrylate, polyquaternium or acrylate on the label.