SODIUM C4-12 OLEFIN/MALEIC ACID COPOLYMER
Alkenes, C4-12, polymer with 2-(Z)-butenedioic acid, sodium salts
SODIUM C4-12 OLEFIN/MALEIC ACID COPOLYMER is listed in the EU CosIng inventory, but no direct annex records are linked on this page yet.
Regulatory evidence by market
No rule for this ingredient has been imported for any of the 13 markets tracked here.
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What the official INCI name states
The official label is a composite INCI name with 2 named source-material segments. Each segment must be reconciled with the supplier specification.
- Identity type from wording
- composite
- Preparation or form
- COPOLYMER
- Named source segments
- 2
Review parsed source-name segments
- SODIUM C4-12 OLEFIN
- MALEIC ACID COPOLYMER
This structure is derived only from the official label wording. It does not establish composition, concentration, chemical equivalence, safety or regulatory permission.
Inventory details for SODIUM C4-12 OLEFIN/MALEIC ACID COPOLYMER
INCI name
SODIUM C4-12 OLEFIN/MALEIC ACID COPOLYMER
Description
Alkenes, C4-12, polymer with 2-(Z)-butenedioic acid, sodium salts
Record provenance
- Inventory reference
- 79176
- Imported identity
- SODIUM C4-12 OLEFIN/MALEIC ACID COPOLYMER
- Source update
- 15/10/2010
Annex records for SODIUM C4-12 OLEFIN/MALEIC ACID COPOLYMER
Key data
The CosIng inventory records no CAS number for this ingredient. That is the absence of an identifier in the source, not a finding about the substance.
- BINDING
- Providing adhesive properties during and after compression in cosmetic tablets and/or cakes.
- EMULSION STABILISING
- Helping the process of emulsification and improving emulsion stability and shelf-life.
- FILM FORMING
- Producing (upon application) a continuous film on the skin, hair or nails.
- VISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.
Official EU ingredient-name evidence
The ingredient name exactly matches the official 2025 EU glossary of common ingredient names.
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How SODIUM C4-12 OLEFIN/MALEIC ACID COPOLYMER appears in the CosIng inventory
The CosIng inventory lists SODIUM C4-12 OLEFIN/MALEIC ACID COPOLYMER as a cosmetic ingredient and this page links it to 0 annex records. The inventory entry captures names and identifiers, while the annex records show where the substance is prohibited, restricted or positively listed in EU cosmetics law.
SODIUM C4-12 OLEFIN/MALEIC ACID COPOLYMER is also tagged with 4 cosmetic functions in the official data. Function labels describe intended use, but they do not replace regulatory review of linked annex records before formulation or labelling work.
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Source note for SODIUM C4-12 OLEFIN/MALEIC ACID COPOLYMER
This page reproduces the CosIng inventory entry for SODIUM C4-12 OLEFIN/MALEIC ACID COPOLYMER from public European Commission cosmetic ingredient materials and shows linked identifiers even when no direct annex match is currently attached.
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