What does Hydroxypropyl polycitronellol do?

Used in cosmetics as an emollient, an emulsifier and a hair conditioner. Hydroxypropyl Polycitronellol is the hydroxypropyl ether of Polycitronellol made by the polymerization of Citronellol in the presence of Propanediol.

Is Hydroxypropyl polycitronellol safe?

We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

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Hydroxypropyl polycitronellol

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Hydroxypropyl polycitronellol in plain language

What it does: Used in cosmetics as an emollient, an emulsifier and a hair conditioner. Hydroxypropyl Polycitronellol is the hydroxypropyl ether of Polycitronellol made by the polymerization of Citronellol in the presence of Propanediol.
Emollient
Emulsifying
Hair conditioning
Film forming
Viscosity controlling
Is it a concern?: We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

What we know about this ingredient

Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Hydroxypropyl polycitronellol appears in these published regulatory listings.

EUCosIngActiveHydroxypropyl Polycitronellol is the hydroxypropyl ether of Polycitronellol made by the polymerization of Citronellol in the presence of Propanediol.
- Hydroxypropyl Polycitronellol is the hydroxypropyl ether of Polycitronellol made by the polymerization of Citronellol in the presence of Propanediol.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Hydroxypropyl polycitronellol. 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 Hydroxypropyl polycitronellol yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

1 data source

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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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.