# POLYURETHANE-88

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_inci_polyurethane_88
Categories: beauty
Functions: Binding
Identifier: POLYURETHANE-88

> POLYURETHANE-88: Used in cosmetics as a binder. 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 — Polyurethane-88 is a urethane polymer formed by a multi-step process. First, a polyester is made by reacting Epsilon-Caprolactone with hexamethylene carbonate. A mixture of this polyester, Neopentyl Glycol and Bis-Hydroxypropyl Dimethicone is reacted with Isophorone Diisocyanate. The final polymer is capped with HEMA.

## 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/96407

_Assessed by Greenveil._