- Type
- Silicone
- How serious
- Moderate severity
- Evidence
- Moderate evidence
Why it is flagged
Classified in the EU as toxic to reproduction and restricted in wash-off cosmetics.
Health topics it bears on
Sources
- Screening Assessment for the Challenge, Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane Environment Canada and Health Canada, 2008
- Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/35 of 10 January 2018 amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH) as regards octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane ('D4') and decamethylcyclopentasiloxane ('D5') European Commission, 2018
- Safety Assessment of Cyclomethicone, Cyclotetrasiloxane, Cyclopentasiloxane, Cyclohexasiloxane, and Cycloheptasiloxane Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel, 2011
Also listed as
d4, octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane