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Peg-60 shea butter glycerides

CAS 226993-83-5

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Peg-60 shea butter glycerides in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “PEG-75 shea butter glycerides”.

Also known as PEG-75 shea butter glycerides · Glycerides, shea butter, ethoxylated

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an emollient, an emulsifier and a cleansing agent.

  • Emollient
  • Emulsifying
  • Cleansing
  • Emulsifier
  • Surfactant
  • Conditioner
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Peg-60 shea butter glycerides appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActive2 entries
    • Glycerides, shea butter, ethoxylated (60 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
    • Glycerides, shea butter (Butyrospermum parkii), ethoxylated (75 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Softener and conditioner, Emulsifier.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Softener and conditioner, Emulsifier.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Peg-60 shea butter glycerides. 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 Peg-60 shea butter glycerides yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

3 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 2019-12-20

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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 Peg-60 shea butter glycerides in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

1

Typical roles

EmollientEmulsifyingCleansingEmulsifierSurfactantConditioner
See products using Peg-60 shea butter glycerides →

Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Peg-60 shea butter glycerides; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.