# PPG-12/SMDI COPOLYMER

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_unii_1_bk9_ddd24_e
Categories: beauty, industrial, pharma
Functions: Emollient, Skin conditioning, Hair conditioning, Hair fixing, Film forming, Film former
Identifier: DTXSID101012976

> PPG-12/SMDI COPOLYMER: Used in cosmetics as an emollient, a skin-conditioning agent and a hair conditioner. EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 33 composition records across product categories including Specialty occupational products, Furniture and furnishings, Raw materials. Compiled from 6 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: EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 33 composition records across product categories including Specialty occupational products, Furniture and furnishings, Raw materials.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Poly(oxy-1,2-propanediyl), .alpha.-hydro-.omega.-hydroxy-, polymer with 1,1'-methylenebis[4-isocyanatocyclohexane] (12 mol PO avergae molar ratio)
- EU: Active — Poly(oxy-1,2-propanediyl), .alpha.-hydro-.omega.-hydroxy-, polymer with 1,1'-methylenebis[4-isocyanatocyclohexane] (51 mol PO avergae molar ratio)
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 33 composition records across product categories including Specialty occupational products, Furniture and furnishings, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Film former, Hair fixative.
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: CREAM; Potency: 1 %w/w
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: LOTION; Potency: 3 %w/w
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as polymer.

## 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/78582
- EPA Chemical and Products Database (updated 2019-12-20): http://siri.org/msds/f2/ccf/ccflx.html
- EPA DSSTox Identifiers (updated 2025-12-29): https://epa.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Chemistry_Dashboard_Data_DSSTox_Identifiers_Mapped_to_CAS_Numbers_and_Names/5588566
- FDA Inactive Ingredient Database (updated 2026-01-09): https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-approvals-and-databases/inactive-ingredients-database-download
- FDA GSRS UNII (updated 2026-02-26): https://precision.fda.gov/uniisearch/
- openFDA Substance (updated 2026-05-24): https://api.fda.gov/other/substance.json?search=unii:1BK9DDD24E

_Assessed by Greenveil._