# POLYSILICONE-40

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_inci_polysilicone_40
Categories: beauty
Functions: Emulsifying, Hair conditioning, Hair fixing, Hair waving or straightening, Dispersing non-surfactant
Identifier: POLYSILICONE-40

> POLYSILICONE-40: Used in cosmetics as an emulsifier, a hair conditioner and a hair fixative. 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 — Polysilicone-40 is a siloxane polymer that is formed by reacting Bis-Hydrogen Dimethicone with PEG-9 Diallyl Ether. The resulting polymer is end-capped with Allyl Glycidyl Ether. The epoxy groups on the ends of the siloxane copolymer are further reacted with Aminomethyl Propanol.

## 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/105655

_Assessed by Greenveil._