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Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate

Explained

This is a lab-made ingredient that plays a huge role in improving the texture of a formula.

It's used to thicken watery gel-creams, prevent water + oil from separating, and give products a silky, non-greasy glide.

Safety-wise, a panel of independent toxicologists reviewed this ingredient and concluded it to be safe in cosmetics in the present practices of use and concentration.

A separate sensitization patch test on humans also showed no evidence of allergic reactivity, and a true allergy to this ingredient is considered rare.

Typical usage levels range from 0.015%-3% in leave-on products and 0.078%-3.2% in rinse-off products.

See all 1,268 products with Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate

Users who like it
23%
Users who avoid it
77%

What it does

Emulsion Stabilising Stabiliziing emulsion, making two non-mixable ingredients stable

Prevalence

Less common Percentage of products that contain it
1%
Top categories
Treatments
Moisturizers
Sunscreens
Position Predominant list placement
Top 50%

References

CosIng Data

CosIng ID 59549
INCI Name SODIUM POLYACRYLOYLDIMETHYL TAURATE
All Functions Emulsion Stabilising, Viscosity Controlling