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Ethylene/Propylene/Styrene Copolymer: CIR Safety Assessment Summary

CIR safety assessment summary for Ethylene/Propylene/Styrene Copolymer: ingredients reviewed, panel verdict, use concentration context, conditions, and so.

Ethylene/Propylene/Styrene Copolymer appears in a CIR safety assessment covering Ethylene/Propylene/Styrene Copolymer, Butylene/Ethylene/Styrene Copolymer, Acrylates/Ethylhexyl Acrylate/Styrene Copolymer, Butyl Acrylate/Styrene Copolymer, C4-6 Olefin/Styrene Copolymer, C5-6 Olefin/Styrene Copolymer, Hydrogenated Butadiene/Isoprene/Styrene Copolymer, Hydrogenated Butylene/Ethylene/Styrene Copolymer, and 4 more. The panel verdict for the report is Safe. The CIR Expert Panel concluded that the following 35 ingredients are safe in the present practices of use and concentration in cosmetics, as described in this safety assessment.

FieldCIR value
Primary ingredientEthylene/Propylene/Styrene Copolymer
CIR verdictSafe
Report typeFinal Report
DateOctober 2, 2014
CAS numbers68648-89-5, 66070-58-4, 132778-07-5, 9011-12-5, 27554-92-3, 9017-27-0, 9003-53-6, 33970-45-5, 9010-92-8, 25034-86-0, 25085-34-1, 9003-55-8, 25038-32-8, 37218-15-8, 9011-11-4, 91838-84-5, 25086-29-7, 31759-42-9, 67892-91-5, 67952-78-7
Use concentration contextpresent practices of use and concentration described in the safety assessment
Conditions or carve-outs

Ingredients Reviewed

The review scope matters because CIR conclusions often apply to an ingredient family rather than a single INCI name. In this report, the ingredient list includes Ethylene/Propylene/Styrene Copolymer, Butylene/Ethylene/Styrene Copolymer, Acrylates/Ethylhexyl Acrylate/Styrene Copolymer, Butyl Acrylate/Styrene Copolymer, C4-6 Olefin/Styrene Copolymer, C5-6 Olefin/Styrene Copolymer, Hydrogenated Butadiene/Isoprene/Styrene Copolymer, Hydrogenated Butylene/Ethylene/Styrene Copolymer, and 4 more.

Safety Conclusion

The conclusion for Ethylene/Propylene/Styrene Copolymer should be read as a CIR panel conclusion, not a regulatory limit. CIR assessments summarize expert-panel safety determinations for cosmetic use, while legal status still depends on the jurisdiction and product category.

For use levels, the report gives this concentration context: present practices of use and concentration described in the safety assessment. That language is the safe-use context shown for this page.

Conditions

The CIR Expert Panel concluded that the following 35 ingredients are safe in the present practices of use and concentration in cosmetics, as described in this safety assessment.

Formulation Reading

For formula review, begin with the exact INCI identity and the ingredient group covered by the CIR assessment. If the material is Ethylene/Propylene/Styrene Copolymer, the relevant comparison is whether the intended use aligns with the practices, concentration ranges, and conditions described in the CIR source.

The ingredient hub at Ethylene/Propylene/Styrene Copolymer should carry the substance-level profile. This page is the report-level summary, keeping the conclusion, ingredient scope, and use-context language attached to the CIR source rather than treating the conclusion as a universal permission.

Why This Page Exists

CIR reviews are long documents, and the practical answer is usually buried in the conclusion and the table of current practices. This summary keeps those CIR facts in one indexable page for Ethylene/Propylene/Styrene Copolymer, with source details retained at the bottom for audit.


Source

  • CIR report: Safety Assessment of Styrene and Vinyl-type Styrene Copolymers as Used in Cosmetics
  • CIR source file: FR673.pdf
  • Extraction JSON: Source documentation archived.
  • Conclusion page in CIR extraction: 17