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1,1,1,5,5,5-Hexamethyl-3-phenyl-3-(trimethylsilyloxy)trisiloxane

CAS 2116-84-9

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

9076-37-3

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

1,1,1,5,5,5-Hexamethyl-3-phenyl-3-(trimethylsilyloxy)trisiloxane in plain language

What it is

Also known as Dow 556 Fluid · Dow Corning 556 · Dow Corning 556 Fluid · Phenyl tris(trimethylsiloxy)silane · modified polysiloxane · phenyl trimethicone

What it does

Used in consumer products as a humectant and a conditioner.

  • Humectant
  • Conditioner
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. 1,1,1,5,5,5-Hexamethyl-3-phenyl-3-(trimethylsilyloxy)trisiloxane appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 13 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Home maintenance, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Defoamer, Humectant.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 13 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Home maintenance, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Defoamer, Humectant.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for 1,1,1,5,5,5-Hexamethyl-3-phenyl-3-(trimethylsilyloxy)trisiloxane. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

  • SCCS

    EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

    No SCCS opinion on file.

  • CIR

    Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)

    No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for 1,1,1,5,5,5-Hexamethyl-3-phenyl-3-(trimethylsilyloxy)trisiloxane yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

2 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated October 2018

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed 1,1,1,5,5,5-Hexamethyl-3-phenyl-3-(trimethylsilyloxy)trisiloxane in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

13

Named organisations

6

Personal careHome maintenanceRaw materials

Typical roles

HumectantConditioner
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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include 1,1,1,5,5,5-Hexamethyl-3-phenyl-3-(trimethylsilyloxy)trisiloxane; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside 1,1,1,5,5,5-Hexamethyl-3-phenyl-3-(trimethylsilyloxy)trisiloxane in the catalog.