Pvp/ vinyl caprolactam/dmapa acrylates copolymer (inci)

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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"'PVP' is the acronym for polyvinylpyrrolidone, a plastic produced from vinylpyrrolidone building blocks, 'vinyl caprolactam' 'DMAPA' is the acronym for dimethylaminopropylacrylamide, 'acrylates' salts/esters of acrylic acid "Copolymer" denotes a polymer usually consisting of 2 monomers. The PVP mixture is used in cosmetic formulations. It acts as a hair fixing agent.

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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