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Acrylates/Octylacrylamide Copolymer

What Acrylates/Octylacrylamide Copolymer is & what it does

A film-forming polymer that improves water and transfer resistance, helping sunscreens stay put through sweat and water. It leaves a flexible, durable film.

What does Acrylates/Octylacrylamide Copolymer do in skincare?

Acrylates/Octylacrylamide Copolymer is a film-forming polymer that is commonly used to improve a product's wear and water resistance. In sunscreens it can help the formula form an even, longer-lasting film on the skin.

Is Acrylates/Octylacrylamide Copolymer safe?

Acrylates/Octylacrylamide Copolymer is widely used in cosmetics and is generally considered safe as used. It is a large polymer that forms a film on the skin surface rather than being absorbed.

Is Acrylates/Octylacrylamide Copolymer comedogenic?

Acrylates/Octylacrylamide Copolymer is a film former and is not generally singled out as a notably pore-clogging ingredient. Because it leaves a film on the skin, anyone very acne-prone may still want to see how a finished product feels on their skin.

Sunscreens with Acrylates/Octylacrylamide Copolymer

We rate 66 sunscreens that contain it, showing the top 10 by overall score:

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