Ingredients

POLYETHYLENE

CAS number: 9002-88-4
"Medium penalty" in all categories.
  • Origin(s): Synthetic
  • Other languages: Polietilen, Polietilene, Polietileno, Polietilenă, Polietylen, Polyethyleen, Polyethylen, Polyetylén, Polyéthylène, polietilén, Полиетилен, полиетилен, פוליאתילן, البولي ايثيلين, ポリエチレン, 폴리에틸렌
  • INCI name: POLYETHYLENE
  • Classification: Synthetic polymer
Namely Polyethylene (PE) is one of the simplest polymers to manufacture and one of the cheapest. The balls of polyethylenes (microbeads) have been banned since 1 January 2018 in cosmetics: they were used in scrubs. Nevertheless, the legislator to forget that this material could also be present in a more liquid form and was still widely used in lipsticks, lip care and many make-ups. It is forbidden in organic.
Its functions (INCI)
  • Abrasive : Removes materials from the surface of the body, helps clean teeth and improves shine.
  • Film forming : Produces a continuous film on skin, hair or nails
  • Viscosity controlling : Increases or decreases the viscosity of cosmetics
This ingredient is present in 2.58% of cosmetics.
Lipstick (41.52%)
Cold body wax strips (39.42%)
Eyes and kohl pencil (36.33%)
Tinted lip balm (33.24%)
Lip pencil (31.11%)

Products that contains it

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