# CETYLOXY DIMETHICONE

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_inci_cetyloxy_dimethicone
Categories: beauty
Functions: Emollient, Skin conditioning
Identifier: CETYLOXY DIMETHICONE

> CETYLOXY DIMETHICONE: Used in cosmetics as an emollient and a skin-conditioning agent. Cetyloxy Dimethicone is a polymer of dimethylpolysiloxane with some methyl groups replaced by cetyloxy groups. 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 — Cetyloxy Dimethicone is a polymer of dimethylpolysiloxane with some methyl groups replaced by cetyloxy 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/55285

_Assessed by Greenveil._