# PEG/PPG-20/6 DIMETHICONE

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_peg_ppg_20_6_dimethicone
Categories: beauty, pharma
Functions: Emulsifying
Identifier: PEG/PPG-20/6 DIMETHICONE

> PEG/PPG-20/6 DIMETHICONE: Used in cosmetics as an emulsifier. FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 1 drug products and 1 package presentations. Compiled from 2 published data sources.

## 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: FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 1 drug products and 1 package presentations.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Siloxanes and silicones, dimethyl, 3-hydroxypropyl methyl, ethoxylated, propoxylated (20 mol EO, 6 mol PO average molar ratio)
- US: marketed drug occurrence — FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 1 drug products and 1 package presentations.

## 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/57135
- FDA National Drug Code Directory (updated 2028-02-03): https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-approvals-and-databases/national-drug-code-directory-support-files

_Assessed by Greenveil._