{"id":45884,"date":"2025-12-03T15:11:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T14:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/ingredient\/polyurethane-40\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T15:11:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T14:11:24","slug":"polyurethane-40","status":"publish","type":"ingredient","link":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/ingredient\/polyurethane-40\/","title":{"rendered":"POLYURETHANE-40"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ingredient type:<\/strong>EMULSIFIER\/TEXTURE<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Role: Polyurethane-40 is mainly used as a film-forming agent in cosmetic products. It forms a supple, elastic film on the surface of the skin or hair, enabling hairstyles to be set or make-up to last longer.<\/p>\n<p>  Ingredient type: Polymer<\/p>\n<p> \u200d\u2695\ufe0f Safety: Yes, generally considered safe in the concentrations used in cosmetics.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Vegan: Yes, this ingredient is synthetic and does not contain any animal derivatives.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Worth knowing: Polyurethane-40 is non-occlusive, which means it doesn't block pores and lets the skin breathe. However, excessive use could cause product build-up, so proper cleansing is recommended.<\/p>\n<p>  Present in: This polymer is often found in styling gels, hairsprays, long-lasting foundations and certain types of sun creams and mascaras.<\/p>\n<p><strong>comedogenic index:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":""},"class_list":["post-45884","ingredient","type-ingredient","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":[],"comment_info":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ingredient\/45884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ingredient"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ingredient"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}