# POLYAMIDE-6

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_inci_polyamide_6
Categories: beauty
Functions: Emollient, Skin conditioning, Viscosity controlling
Identifier: POLYAMIDE-6

> POLYAMIDE-6: Used in cosmetics as an emollient, a skin-conditioning agent 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 — Polyamide-6 is a polymer formed by the condensation of Dilinoleic Acid, 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid, polypropylene glycol diamine and PEG/PPG-9/4 aminopropyl ether, end-capped with propionic acid

## 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/85714

_Assessed by Greenveil._