Polymethyl Methacrylate

What this ingredient generally does

This is a film former. It leaves a thin, even layer on the skin as the product sets. It often appears on labels as PMMA.

Reviewed before publication. This note describes function in a formulation — nothing else.

Published formulations that list this ingredient

These are the formulations currently published in the SPF Scout catalog whose stored ingredient declaration includes this ingredient. It is not a list of every product on the market, and the order carries no meaning.

• Cetaphil Cetaphil

  U.S. formulation

• Cetaphil Cetaphil Oil Absorbing SPF 30

  SPF 30 as labeled · U.S. formulation

• Chantecaille Chantecaille Ultra Sun Protection Sunscreen SPF 45

  SPF 45 as labeled · U.S. formulation

• Galderma Laboratories, L.P. Differin Oil Absorbing Moisturizer SPF 30

  SPF 30 as labeled · U.S. formulation

• Hawaiian Tropic Hawaiian Tropic

  U.S. formulation

• Kroger Kroger Invisible Sunscreen SPF 40

  SPF 40 as labeled · U.S. formulation

• RITZY NOBLE CO., LTD. BOTANIC TWENTY DAILY SUNBLOCK SPF50

  SPF 50 as labeled · U.S. formulation

• Roe Wellness ROE WELLNESS SPF 50 MINERAL

  SPF 50 as labeled · U.S. formulation

• Roe Wellness ROE wellness spf 50 mineral powder

  SPF 50 as labeled · U.S. formulation

• Shiseido SHISEIDO FUTURE LX TOTAL RADIANCE FOUNDATION E

  U.S. formulation

• Shiseido SHISEIDO FUTURE solution LX UNIVERSAL DEFENSE E

  U.S. formulation

• Shiseido SHISEIDO THE MAKEUP FOUNDATION

  U.S. formulation

• Shiseido SHISEIDO ULTIMATE SUN PROTECTION S

  U.S. formulation

• Shiseido SHISEIDO URBAN ENVIRONMENT TINTED UV PROTECTOR

  U.S. formulation

• Shiseido SHISEIDO URBAN ENVIRONMENT UV PROTECTION

  U.S. formulation

• Shiseido SHISEIDO UV PROTECTIVE FOUNDATION

  U.S. formulation

• Shiseido SHISEIDO WHITE LUCENT BRIGHTENING SPOT-CONTROL FOUNDATION (REFILL)

  U.S. formulation

• skinbetter science Sunbetter Daily Mineral Protection Broad Spectrum SPF 70 Sheer Sunscreen

  SPF 70 as labeled · U.S. formulation

• skinbetter science Sunbetter Daily Mineral Protection Broad Spectrum SPF 75 Sunscreen

  SPF 75 as labeled · U.S. formulation

• Sun Bum Sun Bum Signature High Performance Mineral Sunscreen Face Stick Tinted 50

  U.S. formulation

• THANK YOU FARMER CO., LTD THANKYOU FARMER Sun Project Rice Tinted Mineral Sunscreen

  U.S. formulation

• Up & Up Up and Up Illuminating Daily Moisturizer with Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 15

  SPF 15 as labeled · U.S. formulation

• Walgreens Walgreens Daily Facial Moisturizer with Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Sunscreen

  SPF 30 as labeled · U.S. formulation

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Where this information comes from

Ingredient names, CAS numbers and recorded functions come from SPF Scout’s curated ingredient dictionary, grounded in CosIng, the European Commission’s Cosmetic Ingredient Database. Content © European Union, reused with acknowledgement.

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