# PEG/PPG-18/6 DIMETHICONE

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_inci_peg_ppg_18_6_dimethicone
Categories: beauty
Functions: Emollient
Identifier: PEG/PPG-18/6 DIMETHICONE

> PEG/PPG-18/6 DIMETHICONE: Used in cosmetics as an emollient. 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 — PEG/PPG-18/6 Dimethicone is alkoxylated derivative of Dimethicone containing a random addition of an average of 18 moles of ethylene oxide and 6 moles of propylene oxide Restriction: III/186

## 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/83207

_Assessed by Greenveil._