# CERAMIDE 6 II

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_inci_ceramide_6_ii
Categories: beauty
Functions: Skin conditioning, Hair conditioning
Identifier: CERAMIDE 6 II

> CERAMIDE 6 II: Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent and a hair conditioner. Ceramide 6 II (Retired) is the N-acylated phytosphingosine having the erythro structure. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 0/100 — Low concern — well-established and permitted without restriction (CIR safe as used; EU CosIng).. Compiled from 1 published data source.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 0/100 — Low concern — well-established and permitted without restriction (CIR safe as used; EU CosIng).
- Confidence in this assessment: Moderate
- Is it a concern? Low concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
- Rationale: Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Ceramide 6 II (Retired) is the N-acylated phytosphingosine having the erythro structure that conforms generally to the formula, where m has a value ranging from 13 to 27 and n has a value ranging from 12 to 20.
The INCI Name, Ceramide 6 II, originally developed in 1997, was designated with a retired status in 2014. For an interim period of time, trade name assignments formerly published with the INCI Name Ceramide 6 II will be retained in the retired monograph, and also published with the new name assignment, Ceramide AP.

## 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/96266

_Assessed by Greenveil._