# PEG-12 GLYCERYL DIMYRISTATE

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_unii_vs4_w16_aq3_x
Categories: beauty
Functions: Skin conditioning
Identifier: PEG-12 GLYCERYL DIMYRISTATE

> PEG-12 GLYCERYL DIMYRISTATE: Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent. FDA GSRS classifies this ingredient as ingredient substance polymer. Compiled from 3 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 GSRS classifies this ingredient as ingredient substance polymer.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.,.alpha.',.alpha.''-1,2,3-propanetriyltris-.omega.-hydroxy-, ditetradecanoate (12 mol EO average molar ratio)
- 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/57433
- 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:VS4W16AQ3X

_Assessed by Greenveil._