Health Concerns of the Ingredient:
Overall Hazard
Developmental &
reproductive toxicity
Allergies & immunotoxicity
About METHYLEUGENYL PEG-8 DIMETHICONE: Methyleugenyl PEG-8 Dimethicone is a copolymer of methyleugenyl dimethicone and PEG-8Dimethicone (q.v.).
Function(s): Hair Conditioning Agent; Skin-Conditioning Agent - Miscellaneous; SKIN CONDITIONING
Synonym(s): 3-HYDROXYPROPYL ME ETHOXYLATED SILOXANES AND SILICONES, DI-ME; 3-HYDROXYPROPYL ME POLYMERS WITH ETHYLENE OXIDE SILOXANES, DI-ME; ETHOXYLATED SILOXANES AND SILICONES, DI-ME, 3-HYDROXYPROPYL ME; POLYMERS WITH ETHYLENE OXIDE SILOXANES, DI-ME, 3-HYDROXYPROPYL ME; SILOXANES AND SILICONES, DI-ME, 3- (3,4-DIMETHOXYPHENYL) PROPYL ME, 3-HYDROXYPROPYL ME, ETHOXYLATED; SILOXANES AND SILICONES, DI-ME, 3-HYDROXYPROPYL ME, ETHOXYLATED; SILOXANES, DI-ME, 3-HYDROXYPROPYL ME, POLYMERS WITH ETHYLENE OXIDE
Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
Concern |
Reference |
Limited evidence of sense organ toxicity | Harvell, J |
Multiple, additive exposure sources
Concern |
Reference |
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food | FDA Food Additive Status |
Data Sources
CIR |
FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) 2006. Food Additive Status List. Downloaded from http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/%7Edms/opa-appa.html, Oct 16, 2006. |
Harvell, J., M. Bason and H. Maibach. Contact Urticaria and its Mechanisms. Food Chemistry and Toxicology 32(2): 103-112. 1994. (Table 2: Substances identified as capable of causing contact urticaria). |
NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov. |
Products Containing the Ingredient
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