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PEG-10 castor oil

CAS 61791-12-6

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

PEG-10 castor oil in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “PEG-100 castor oil”.

Also known as PEG-100 castor oil · PEG-11 castor oil · PEG-15 castor oil · PEG-16 castor oil · PEG-2 castor oil · PEG-20 castor oil

Show all 34 names

PEG-200 castor oil · PEG-25 castor oil · PEG-26 castor oil · PEG-29 castor oil · PEG-3 castor oil · PEG-30 castor oil · PEG-33 castor oil · PEG-35 castor oil · PEG-36 castor oil · PEG-4 castor oil · PEG-40 castor oil · PEG-44 castor oil · PEG-5 castor oil · PEG-50 castor oil · PEG-54 castor oil · PEG-55 castor oil · PEG-60 castor oil · PEG-75 castor oil · PEG-8 castor oil · PEG-80 castor oil · PEG-9 castor oil · Cremophor EL · castor oil · castor oil polyoxyethylene ether · emulsifier · emulsifiers · ethoxylated castor oil · polyoxyethylated castor oil

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an emollient, an emulsifier and a cleansing agent.

  • Emollient
  • Emulsifying
  • Cleansing
  • Emulsifier
  • Surfactant
  • Fragrance
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Regulation

No restrictions found. PEG-10 castor oil appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • Pharma
  • Food
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActive28 entries
    • Castor oil, ethoxylated (10 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
    • Castor oil, ethoxylated (100 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
    • Castor oil, ethoxylated (11 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
    • Castor oil, ethoxylated (15 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
    • Castor oil, ethoxylated (16 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
    • Castor oil, ethoxylated (2 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
    • Castor oil, ethoxylated (20 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
    • Castor oil, ethoxylated (200 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
    • Castor oil, ethoxylated (25 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
    • Castor oil, ethoxylated (26 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
    • Castor oil, ethoxylated (29 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
    • Castor oil, ethoxylated (3 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
    • Castor oil, ethoxylated (30 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
    • Castor oil, ethoxylated (33 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
    • Castor oil, ethoxylated (35 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
    • Castor oil, ethoxylated (36 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
    • Castor oil, ethoxylated (4 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
    • Castor oil, ethoxylated (40 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
    • Castor oil, ethoxylated (44 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
    • Castor oil, ethoxylated (5 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
    • Castor oil, ethoxylated (50 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
    • Castor oil, ethoxylated (54 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
    • Castor oil, ethoxylated (55 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
    • Castor oil, ethoxylated (60 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
    • Castor oil, ethoxylated (75 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
    • Castor oil, ethoxylated (8 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
    • Castor oil, ethoxylated (80 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
    • Castor oil, ethoxylated (9 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 33 composition records across product categories including Vehicle, Home maintenance, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Cleaning agent, Surfactant (surface active agent), Softener and conditioner.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 33 composition records across product categories including Vehicle, Home maintenance, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Cleaning agent, Surfactant (surface active agent), Softener and conditioner.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for PEG-10 castor oil. 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 PEG-10 castor oil yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

2 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated January 7, 2008

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Food use

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.

Fragrance avoidance

Not a strong fit for fragrance avoidance because it carries Fragrance.

Avoid

The ingredient itself is a fragrance-linked signal, so it is better treated as an avoid case when fragrance exposure is the main concern.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed PEG-10 castor oil in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

33

Named organisations

6

VehicleHome maintenanceCleaning products and household careIndustrial productsPersonal careRaw materials

Typical roles

EmollientEmulsifyingCleansingEmulsifierSurfactantFragrance
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Catalog

Found in these products

Cosmetic and personal-care products that list PEG-10 castor oil are shown first. Their ingredient lists include PEG-10 castor oil; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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