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Methoxy PEG/PPG-7/3 Aminopropyl Dimethicone in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

Methoxy PEG/PPG-7/3 Aminopropyl Dimethicone is a cosmetic ingredient that makes hair easier to comb, softer or shinier. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 9 products, most often hair care.

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What does Methoxy PEG/PPG-7/3 Aminopropyl Dimethicone do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Methoxy PEG/PPG-7/3 Aminopropyl Dimethicone makes hair easier to comb, softer or shinier. The EU’s CosIng database lists this job for it: hair conditioning.

hair conditioning

What other names and numbers does Methoxy PEG/PPG-7/3 Aminopropyl Dimethicone have?

CAS number
298211-68-4
CosIng reference
78185

Which products contain Methoxy PEG/PPG-7/3 Aminopropyl Dimethicone?

Open Beauty Facts finds Methoxy PEG/PPG-7/3 Aminopropyl Dimethicone in the ingredient lists of 9 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often hair care, hair conditioners and shampoos.

  • Hair care6
  • Hair conditioners4
  • Shampoos2
  • Hair dyes1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 7 · Germany 1 · Turkey 1.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Methoxy PEG/PPG-7/3 Aminopropyl Dimethicone turns up, not how much of the market it is.

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Sources

The job, the description and the EU annex entry are CosIng’s; the fragrance allergens are the EU Annex III names Bravoora’s label checker reads; the product counts are Open Beauty Facts’.

  1. European Commission: CosIng cosmetic ingredient database (functions, description, EU annex entry)
  2. Open Beauty Facts: product database, 77,506 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL

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