# PROPYLENE GLYCOL DICAPRYLATE

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_dtxsid_dtxsid70864050
Categories: beauty, cleaning, food, pharma
Functions: Emollient, Viscosity controlling, Flavouring agent, Humectant, Thickener, Flavouring
Identifier: DTXSID70864050

> PROPYLENE GLYCOL DICAPRYLATE: Used in cosmetics as an emollient and a thickener. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 40/100 — Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.. Compiled from 7 published data sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 40/100 — Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence in this assessment: High
- Is it a concern? Moderate concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
- Rationale: EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 62 composition records across product categories including Personal care.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
- GLOBAL: No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent — JECFA evaluation lists ADI No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent. Functional class: flavouring agent.
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 62 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Viscosity modifier, Humectant.
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: CREAM; Potency: 10 %w/w
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

## Expert safety opinions

- SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety): no opinion on file.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)): no opinion on file.
- JECFA (Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives): JECFA evaluation lists ADI No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent. Functional class: flavouring agent. — https://apps.who.int/food-additives-contaminants-jecfa-database/Home/Chemical/5986.

## Data sources

- CosIng (updated 2026-09-23): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/37281
- EPA Chemical and Products Database (updated September 2013): https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/product/527626/African_Pride_Olive_Miracle_Anti-Breakage_Formula_Hair_Treatment_%282016_formulation%29/
- FDA Inactive Ingredient Database (updated 2026-01-09): https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-approvals-and-databases/inactive-ingredients-database-download
- FDA GSRS UNII (updated 2026-02-26): https://precision.fda.gov/uniisearch/
- WHO JECFA Database (updated 2026-10-04): https://apps.who.int/food-additives-contaminants-jecfa-database/Home/Chemical/5986
- openFDA Substance (updated 2026-05-24): https://api.fda.gov/other/substance.json?search=unii:581437HWX2
- PubChem Live Enrichment (updated 2026-05-17): https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/94339

_Assessed by Greenveil._