The Expert Panel for Cosmetic Ingredient Safety (Panel) reviewed the safety of 30 vinylpyrrolidone polymers as used in cosmetic products; most of these ingredients have the reported cosmetic function of film former in common. The Panel reviewed data relevant to the safety of these ingredients, and determined that 27 vinylpyrrolidone polymers are safe in cosmetics in the present practices of use and concentration described in the safety assessment. The Panel also concluded that the available data are insufficient to make a determination that 3 vinylpyrrolidone polymers (all urethanes) are safe under the intended conditions of use in cosmetic formulations.
Keywords: Acrylates/Stearyl Methacrylate/VP Copolymer; Acrylates/VP Copolymer; Acrylic Acid/VP Crosspolymer; Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer; Butylated PVP; Cosmetic Ingredient Review; Ethylhexyl Acrylate/VP/Dimethicone Methacrylate Copolymer; Ethylhexyl Methacrylate/Methyl Methacrylate/VP Copolymer; Expert Panel for Cosmetic Ingredient Safety; Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein/PVP Crosspolymer; Maltodextrin/VP Copolymer; Methacrylic Acid/Styrene/VP Copolymer; PVP; PVP/Decene Copolymer; PVP/VA/Itaconic Acid Copolymer; PVP/VA/Vinyl Propionate Copolymer; Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) and Modified PVP Polymers; Safety, Cosmetic Ingredients; Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Crosspolymer; Styrene/VP Copolymer; Triacontanyl PVP; Triacontene/VP Copolymer; Urethanes; VP Acrylate Copolymers; VP Copolymers; VP Crosspolymers; VP/Acrylates/Lauryl Methacrylate Copolymer; VP/DMAPA Acrylates Copolymer; VP/Dimethiconylacrylate/Polycarbamyl/Polyglycol Ester; VP/Dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate Copolymer; VP/Dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate/Polycarbamyl Polyglycol Ester; VP/Eicosene Copolymer; VP/Hexadecene Copolymer; VP/Polycarbamyl Polyglycol Ester; VP/VA Copolymer; VP/Vinyl Alcohol Copolymer; VP/Vinyl Caprolactam/DMAPA Acrylates Copolymer; Vinyl Caprolactam/VP/Dimethylaminoethyl MethacrylateCopolymer.