# AMODIMETHICONE/POLYCAPRYLYLSILSESQUIOXANE

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_inci_amodimethicone_polycaprylylsilsesquioxane
Categories: beauty
Functions: Hair conditioning, Film forming, Surface modifier
Identifier: AMODIMETHICONE/POLYCAPRYLYLSILSESQUIOXANE

> AMODIMETHICONE/POLYCAPRYLYLSILSESQUIOXANE: Used in cosmetics as a hair conditioner, a film former and a surface modifier. Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records. Compiled from 1 published data source.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern: not yet assessed
- Is it a concern? We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
- Rationale: Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Amodimethicone/Polycaprylylsilsesquioxane is a siloxane polymer that is made by hydrolysis and condensation of Triethoxycaprylylsilane (q.v.) with a variant of Amodimethicone (q.v.) where the methyl groups on the silicon atoms with the amine substituents have been replaced by methoxy groups.

## 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.

## Data sources

- CosIng (updated 2026-09-23): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/100927

_Assessed by Greenveil._