Cosmetic ingredient

CASTOR OIL/IPDI COPOLYMER

CASTOR OIL/IPDI COPOLYMER is a polymer made by chemically linking castor oil with isophorone diisocyanate, also known as IPDI. Rather than remaining a free vegetable oil, those components become part of a polymer structure used to give a cosmetic formula a defined physical property.

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CAS number
68955-90-8; 2097847-57-7

CASTOR OIL/IPDI COPOLYMER: what it is

CASTOR OIL/IPDI COPOLYMER is a polymer made by chemically linking castor oil with isophorone diisocyanate, also known as IPDI. Rather than remaining a free vegetable oil, those components become part of a polymer structure used to give a cosmetic formula a defined physical property.

It is not the same material as plain castor oil. Castor oil is a starting material, but reaction with IPDI creates a different polymeric material. Materials research describes polyurethanes prepared from castor oil and IPDI; that context explains why both components appear in the name without equating this copolymer with the familiar vegetable oil.

CASTOR OIL/IPDI COPOLYMER: what it does in cosmetics

In cosmetics, CASTOR OIL/IPDI COPOLYMER is a film former. In practical terms, it produces a continuous film after application to skin, hair, or nails. Its purpose is connected with the layer a product leaves on a surface, rather than with the action of a free oil on the skin.

That surface film is the plausible cosmetic benefit of this copolymer: it lets a formula include a material that remains spread as a layer after use. Film forming alone does not indicate treatment for acne, dark spots, wrinkles, wounds, or disease; it describes a physical effect at the surface where the product is applied.

CASTOR OIL/IPDI COPOLYMER: conditions and care

There is an origin-related regulatory condition: Category 1 or Category 2 materials under Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, and ingredients derived from them, are prohibited in cosmetic products.

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Cosmetic restriction
Please consider whether entry 419 of Annex II to the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009 is applicable. According to entry 419, category 1 material and Category 2 material as defined in Articles 4 and 5 respectively of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002, and ingredients derived therefrom are prohibited in cosmetics products. Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 has been repealed and replaced by Regulation No. 1069/2009. For Category 1 and 2 materials in Regulation No. 1069/2009, please see Article 8 and 9, respectively.
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