1,1,1,3,5,5,5-Heptamethyl-3-octyltrisiloxan

This chemical does not meet GHS hazard criteria for 98% (49 of 50) of all reports.

Not Classified

Aggregated GHS information provided per 50 reports by companies from 2 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory.

Chemical: Trisiloxane, 1,1,1,3,5,5,5-heptamethyl-3-octyl-

Trisiloxane, 1,1,1,3,5,5,5-heptamethyl-3-octyl- is listed on the EPA's Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) system. Manufacturers and importers of Trisiloxane, 1,1,1,3,5,5,5-heptamethyl-3-octyl- are required to report information about their production and use of this chemical to the EPA under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). (40 eCFR Part 711)

PMN - indicates a commenced PMN (Pre-Manufacture Notices) substance.

Status: Active Update: 13-02-2023 https://echa.europa.eu/registration-dossier/-/registered-dossier/21797

Trisiloxane, 1,1,1,3,5,5,5-heptamethyl-3-octyl-: Does not have an individual approval but may be used as a component in a product covered by a group standard. It is not approved for use as a chemical in its own right.

The Expert Panel for Cosmetic Ingredient Safety concluded that the following 30 dimethicone, methicone, and substituted-methicone polymers are safe in cosmetics in the present practices of use and concentration described in this safety assessment when formulated to be non-irritating, with the exception that the available data are insufficient to make a determination of safety for use of these ingredients in products that may be incidentally inhaled when applied using airbrush devices: Caprylyl Methicone

Safe for use in cosmetics, with qualifications

Other (requires additional information)

Trisiloxane, 1,1,1,3,5,5,5-heptamethyl-3-octyl-: ACTIVE