# PEG/PPG-12/16 DIMETHICONE

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_inci_peg_ppg_12_16_dimethicone
Categories: beauty
Functions: Emulsifying, Skin conditioning, Antifoaming
Identifier: PEG/PPG-12/16 DIMETHICONE

> PEG/PPG-12/16 DIMETHICONE: Used in cosmetics as an emulsifier, a skin-conditioning agent and an antifoaming agent. 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 — Siloxanes and silicones, dimethyl, 3-hydroxypropyl methyl, ethoxylated, propoxylated (12 mol EO, 16 mol PO average molar ratio)

## 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/57107

_Assessed by Greenveil._