Film-Formers
Film-formers are substances which are added to cosmetic products to produce, upon application, a continuous film on skin, hair or nails.

 

INCI Name CAS # EINECS # Chemical Name Function

ACETYL TRIBUTYL CITRATE

77-90-7

201-067-0

Tributyl O- acetylcitrate

film formers

ACETYL TRIETHYL CITRATE

77-89-4

201-066-5

Triethyl O- acetylcitrate

film formers

ACRYLAMIDES / ACRYLATES / DMAPA / METHOXY PEG METHACRYLATE COPOLYMER

     

film formers

ACRYLAMIDOPROPYLTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE / ACRYLATES COPOLYMER

   

Propenamidopropyl trimethylammonium chloride, polymer with propenoic acid, butenoic acid, and/or alkyl propenoates

film formers

ACRYLATES / ACETOACETOXYETHYL METHACRYLATE COPOLYMER

     

film formers

ACRYLATES / ACRYLAMIDE COPOLYMER

   

Propenamide, polymer with propenoic acid, butenoic acid, and/or alkyl propenoates

film formers

ACRYLATES / C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER

   

C10- C30 alkyl propenoate, polymer with propenoic acid, butenoic acidand/or alkyl propenoates, product with propenyl sucrose ether or propenyl 2, 2- dihydroxymethyl- 1, 3- propanediol

film formers

ACRYLATES / OCTYLACRYLAMIDE COPOLYMER

9004-87-9
9036-19-5

 

2- propenoic acid, 2- methyl- , polymer with 2- propenoic acid and N- octy- 2- propenamide

film formers

ACRYLATES / VA CROSSPOLYMER

     

film formers

ACRYLIC ACID / ACRYLONITROGENS COPOLYMER

61788-40-7

film formers

ADIPIC ACID / DIETHYLENE GLYCOL / GLYCERIN CROSSPOLYMER

     

film formers

ADIPIC ACID / DIETHYLENETRIAMINE COPOLYMER

25085-20-5

film formers

ADIPIC ACID / ISOPHTHALIC ACID / NEOPENTYL GLYCOL / TRIMETHYLOLPROPANE COPOLYMER

     

film formers

ALBUMEN

9006-50-2

310-127-6

Naturally occurring substances, egg white

film formers

ALLYL STEARATE / VA COPOLYMER

   

Propenyl stearate, polymer with ethenyl acetate

film formers

AMP-ACRYLATES / DIACETONEACRYLAMIDE COPOLYMER

     

film formers

AMP-ACRYLATES COPOLYMER

     

film formers

AMPD-ACRYLATES / DIACETONEACRYLAMIDE COPOLYMER

     

film formers

BENZOIC ACID / PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE / PENTAERYTHRITOL / NEOPENTYL GLYCOL / PALMITIC ACID COPOLYMER

     

film formers

BUTYL BENZOIC ACID / PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE / TRIMETHYLOLETHANE COPOLYMER

     

film formers

BUTYL BENZYL PHTHALATE

85-68-7

201-622-7

Benzyl butyl phthalate

film formers

BUTYL PHTHALYL BUTYL GLYCOLATE

85-70-1

201-624-8

Butoxycarbonylmethyl butyl phthalate

film formers

BUTYLATED POLYOXYMETHYLENE UREA

93686-54-5
68002-19-7

297-708-7

Urea, reaction products with Bu alc. and formaldehyde

film formers

BUTYLATED PVP

26160-96-3

film formers

CALCIUM / SODIUM PVM / MA COPOLYMER

62386-95-5

film formers

CELLULOSE ACETATE

9004-35-7

Cellulose acetate

film formers

CELLULOSE ACETATE BUTYRATE

9004-36-8

Cellulose acetate butyrate

film formers

CELLULOSE ACETATE PROPIONATE

9004-39-1

film formers

CETYL HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE

     

film formers

CHITOSAN SUCCINAMIDE

   

film formers

COLOPHONIUM

 

232-475-7

Rosin. A complex combination derived from wood, especially pine wood. Composed primarily of resin acids and modified resin acids such as dimers and decarboxylated resin acids. Includes rosin stabilized by catalytic disproportionation

film formers

COPAIFERA OFFICINALIS

8001-61-4

232-288-0

Balsams, copaiba. Extractives and their physically modified derivatives. It consists primarily of resins, essential oils, and usually cinnamic and benzoic acids. (Copaifera, Leguminosae)

film formers

CROSCARMELLOSE

   

film formers

DESAMIDO COLLAGEN

   

film formers

DIBUTYL LAUROYL GLUTAMIDE

63663-21-8

264-391-1

(S)- N, N'- dibutyl- 2- [(1- oxododecyl)amino] glutaramide

film formers

DIETHYLENE GLYCOLAMINE / EPICHLOROHYDRIN / PIPERAZINE COPOLYMER

     

film formers

DIGLYCOL / CHDM / ISOPHTHALATES / SIP COPOLYMER

     

film formers

DILINOLEIC ACID / ETHYLENEDIAMINE COPOLYMER

     

film formers

DIMETHICONE / MERCAPTOPROPYL METHICONE COPOLYMER

     

film formers

DIMETHICONE / SODIUM PG-PROPYLDIMETHICONE THIOSULFATE COPOLYMER

     

film formers

DIOCTYL PHTHALATE

117-81-7

204-211-0

Bis(2- ethylhexyl) phthalate

film formers

DMAPA ACRYLATES / ACRYLIC ACID / ACRYLONITROGENS COPOLYMER

     

film formers

ETHYL CYANOACRYLATE

7085-85-0

230-391-5

Ethyl 2- cyanoacrylate

film formers

ETHYL TOSYLAMIDE

1077-56-1

214-073-3

N- ethyltoluene- 2- sulphonamide

film formers

ETHYLENE / ACRYLIC ACID / VA COPOLYMER

26713-18-8

film formers

ETHYLENE / CALCIUM ACRYLATE COPOLYMER

26445-96-5

film formers

ETHYLENE / MAGNESIUM ACRYLATE COPOLYMER

     

film formers

ETHYLENE / PROPYLENE COPOLYMER

9010-79-1

film formers

ETHYLENE / SODIUM ACRYLATE COPOLYMER

25750-82-7

film formers

ETHYLENE / ZINC ACRYLATE COPOLYMER

     

film formers

FLEXIBLE COLLODION

8050-70-2

film formers

GELLAN GUM

71010-52-1

275-117-5

Gellan gum

film formers

GLYCERYL ALGINATE

   

film formers

GLYCERYL HYDROGENATED ROSINATE

65997-13-9

266-042-9

Resin acids and Rosin acids, hydrogenated, esters with glycerol

film formers

GLYCERYL POLYACRYLATE

   

film formers

GLYCERYL ROSINATE

8050-31-5
65997-13-9

232-482-5

Resin acids and Rosin acids, esters with glycerol

film formers

GUTTA PERCHA

9000-32-2

232-537-3

Gutta- percha. Extractives and their physically modified derivatives. It is a product which may contain resin acids and their esters, terpenes, and oxidation or polymerization products of these terpenes. (Payena and Palquem, Sapotaceae)

film formers

HYDROGENATED STYRENE / BUTADIENE COPOLYMER

66070-58-4

film formers

HYDROGENATED STYRENE / METHYL STYRENE / INDENE COPOLYMER

     

film formers

ISOBUTYLENE / SODIUM MALEATE COPOLYMER

     

film formers

LAURYL ACRYLATE / VA COPOLYMER

     

film formers

LITHIUM OXIDIZED POLYETHYLENE

     

film formers

MELAMINE / FORMALDEHYDE RESIN

 

1, 3, 5- triazine- 2, 4, 6- triamine, polymer with formaldehyde

film formers

METHYL HYDROGENATED ROSINATE

8050-15-5
8050-13-3

232-476-2

Resin acids and Rosin acids, hydrogenated, Me esters

film formers

METHYL METHACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER

     

film formers

METHYL ROSINATE

68186-14-1

269-035-9

Resin acids and Rosin acids, Me esters

film formers

NATTO GUM

 

310-127-6

film formers

NITROCELLULOSE

9004-70-0

Cellulose, nitrate

film formers

NONOXYNYL HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE

143447-73-8

 

film formers

OXIDIZED POLYPROPYLENE

68649-58-1

film formers

PEG-8 / SMDI COPOLYMER

39444-87-6

film formers

PEG-CROSSPOLYMER

   

film formers

PENTAERYTHRITYL HYDROGENATED ROSINATE

64365-17-9

264-848-5

Resin acids and Rosin acids, hydrogenated, esters with pentaerythritol

film formers

PENTAERYTHRITYL ROSINATE

8050-26-8

232-479-9

Resin acids and Rosin acids, esters with pentaerythritol

film formers

PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE / ADIPIC ACID / CASTOR OIL / NEOPENTYL GLYCOL / PEG-3 / TRIMETHYLOLPROPANE COPOLYMER

     

film formers

PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE / BENZOIC ACID / TRIMETHYLOLPROPANE COPOLYMER

     

film formers

PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE / BUTYL BENZOIC ACID / PROPYLENE GLYCOL COPOLYMER

     

film formers

PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE / TRIMELLITIC ANHYDRIDE / GLYCOLS COPOLYMER

     

film formers

POLYACRYLAMIDOMETHYLPROPANE SULFONIC ACID

     

film formers

POLYCHLOROTRIFLUOROETHYLENE

9002-83-9

Ethene, chlorotrifluoro- , homopolymer

film formers

POLYDIMETHYLAMINOETHYL METHACRYLATE

     

film formers

POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE

25038-59-9

Poly(oxy- 1, 2- ethanediyloxycarbonyl- 1, 4- phenylenecarbonyl)

film formers

POLYGLYCERYLMETHACRYLATE

     

film formers

POLYMETHYL ACRYLATE

9003-21-8

Poly(1- (methoxycarbonyl)ethylene)

film formers

POLYOXYISOBUTYLENE / METHYLENE UREA COPOLYMER

     

film formers

POLYSILICONE-6

146632-09-9

 

film formers

POLYSTYRENE

9003-53-6

Benzene, ethenyl- , homopolymer

film formers

POLYURETHANE

9009-54-5

Polyurethane foam

film formers

POTASSIUM ACETATE

127-08-2

204-822-2

Potassium acetate

film formers

POTASSIUM HYALURONATE

31799-91-4

Hyaluronic acid, potassium salt

film formers

PPG-26 / TDI COPOLYMER

   

film formers

PPG-51 / SMDI COPOLYMER

9042-82-4

film formers

ROSIN ACRYLATE

83137-13-7

280-192-2

Rosin, reaction products with acrylic acid

film formers

ROSIN HYDROLYZED COLLAGEN

     

film formers

RUBBER LATEX

 

310-127-6

Naturally occurring substances, latex rubber

film formers

STEARETH-10 ALLYL ETHER / ACRYLATES COPOLYMER

     

film formers

STYRAX BENZOIN

 

232-523-7

Gum benzoin. Extractives and their physically modified derivatives. It is a product which may contain resin acids and their esters, terpenes, and oxidation or polymerization products of these terpenes. (Styrax, Styracaceae)

film formers

STYRAX BENZOIN

84929-79-3

284-557-7

Styrax benzoin, ext. Extractives and their physically modified derivatives such as tinctures, concretes, absolutes, essential oils, oleoresins, terpenes, terpene- free fractions, distillates, residues, etc., obtained from Styrax benzoin, Styracaceae

film formers

SUCROSE ACETATE ISOBUTYRATE

126-13-6

204-771-6

Sucrose di(acetate) hexaisobutyrate

film formers

SUCROSE BENZOATE

12738-64-6

235-795-5

a- d- Glucopyranoside, á- d- fructofuranosyl, benzoate

film formers

TEA-ACRYLATES / ACRYLONITROGENS COPOLYMER

     

film formers

TOSYLAMIDE / EPOXY RESIN

   

film formers

TOSYLAMIDE / FORMALDEHYDE RESIN

25035-71-6

Benzenesulfonamide, 4- methyl- , polymer with formaldehyde

film formers

TRICETYL PHOSPHATE

68814-13-1 56827-95-3

272-336-8

1- Hexadecanol, phosphate

film formers

TRIMETHYLPENTANEDIOL / ISOPHTHALIC ACID / TRIMELLITIC ANHYDRIDE COPOLYMER

     

film formers

TROMETHAMINE ACRYLATES / ACRYLONITROGENS COPOLYMER

     

film formers

VA / BUTYL MALEATE / ISOBORNYL ACRYLATE COPOLYMER

136392-68-2

 

film formers

VA / CROTONATES / METHACRYLOXYBENZOPHENONE-1 COPOLYMER

     

film formers

VA / CROTONATES / VINYL PROPIONATE COPOLYMER

25035-26-1

2- butenoic acid, polymer with ethenyl acetate and ethenyl propanoate

film formers

VA / DBM COPOLYMER

   

film formers

VA / ISOBUTYL MALEATE / VINYL NEODECANOATE COPOLYMER

     

film formers

VA / VINYL BUTYL BENZOATE / CROTONATES COPOLYMER

     

film formers

VINYL ACETATE

108-05-4

203-545-4

Vinyl acetate

film formers

VINYL CAPROLACTAM / PVP / DIMETHYLAMINOETHYL METHACRYLATE COPOLYMER

102972-64-5

 

film formers

CARBOXYMETHYL CHITOSAN SUCCINAMIDE

     

film formers / humectants

POLYGLUCURONIC ACID

   

film formers / humectants

TRICONTANYL PVP

 

film formers / humectants

STYRENE / ACRYLATES / AMMONIUM METHACRYLATE COPOLYMER

     

film formers / opacifiers

STYRENE / PVP COPOLYMER

25086-29-7

2- pyrrolidinone, 1- ethenyl- , polymer with ethenylbenzene

film formers / opacifiers

DIBUTYL PHTHALATE

84-74-2

201-557-4

Dibutyl phthalate

film formers / solvents

DIMETHYL PHTHALATE

131-11-3

205-011-6

Dimethyl phthalate

film formers / solvents

TRIBUTYL CITRATE

77-94-1

201-071-2

Tributyl citrate

film formers / solvents

TRIBUTYLCRESYLBUTANE

1843-03-4

217-420-7

4, 4', 4''- (1- methylpropanyl- 3- ylidene)tris[6- tert- butyl- m- cresol]

film formers / solvents

ACRYLATES / DIACETONEACRYLAMIDE COPOLYMER

     

film formers / viscosity controlling agents

ACRYLATES / STEARETH-50 ACRYLATE COPOLYMER

     

film formers / viscosity controlling agents

ACRYLATES / VA COPOLYMER

25067-02-1

film formers / viscosity controlling agents

AMMONIUM ACRYLATES / ACRYLONITROGENS COPOLYMER

     

film formers / viscosity controlling agents

BUTADIENE / ACRYLONITRILE COPOLYMER

9003-18-3

2- propenenitrile, polymer with 1, 3- butadiene

film formers / viscosity controlling agents

BUTOXY CHITOSAN

 

Chitosan, butoxylated

film formers / viscosity controlling agents

COPAL

9000-14-0

232-527-9

Copals. Extractives and their physically modified derivatives. It is a product which may contain resin acids and their esters, terpenes, and oxidation or polymerization products of these terpenes. (Trachylobium or Hymenaea courbaril, Leguminosae)

film formers / viscosity controlling agents

DODECANEDIOIC ACID / CETEARYL ALCOHOL / GLYCOL COPOLYMER

     

film formers / viscosity controlling agents

OAT BETA GLUCAN

 

film formers / viscosity controlling agents

POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE

9011-14-7

2- propenoic acid, 2- methyl- , methyl ester, homopolymer

film formers / viscosity controlling agents

POLYPROPYLENE

9003-07-0

1- propene, homopolymer

film formers / viscosity controlling agents

POLYVINYL ALCOHOL

9002-89-5

Ethenol, homopolymer

film formers / viscosity controlling agents

PROPYLENE GLYCOL DIUNDECANOATE

68227-47-4

269-359-0

Isopropylene undecanoate

film formers / viscosity controlling agents

STYRENE / ACRYLATES / ACRYLONITRILE COPOLYMER

     

film formers / viscosity controlling agents

STYRENE / ALLYL BENZOATE COPOLYMER

     

film formers / viscosity controlling agents

SUCROSE BENZOATE / SUCROSE ACETATE ISOBUTYRATE / BUTYL BENZYL PHTHALATE / METHYL METHACRYLATE COPOLYMER

     

film formers / viscosity controlling agents

SUCROSE BENZOATE / SUCROSE ACETATE ISOBUTYRATE / BUTYL BENZYL PHTHALATE COPOLYMER

     

film formers / viscosity controlling agents

SUCROSE BENZOATE / SUCROSE ACETATE ISOBUTYRATE COPOLYMER

     

film formers / viscosity controlling agents