| abstract |
Provided are mild, optically stable, low pH surfactant compositions comprising low molecular weight, non-crosslinked, linear acrylic emulsion copolymers and their use as ocular and/or dermal irritation mitigants in such compositions. The disclosed polymers have a number average molecular wt. of 100,000 Daltons or less, the polymer comprises at least 51 wt. % of polymerized residues of at least one ethylenically unsaturated C3-C6 carboxylic acid monomer, with the remainder of polymerized residues selected from at least one C1-C4 alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer. |