# HEXYL/SUCCINYL DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_inci_hexyl_succinyl_dimethicone_crosspolymer
Categories: beauty
Functions: Skin conditioning, Film forming, Viscosity controlling
Identifier: HEXYL/SUCCINYL DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER

> HEXYL/SUCCINYL DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER: Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent, a film former and a thickener. 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 — Hexyl/Succinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer is a cross-linked dimethyl siloxane polymer that is formed by the reaction between Hydrogen Dimethicone and a combination of Allyl Succinic Anhydride and Hexene, followed by crosslinking with Hexanediol.

## 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/96907

_Assessed by Greenveil._