Nylon-6
AKA “Polyamide 6, PA6, Polycaprolactam”
Ingredient
Ingredient Facts
Nylon-6
AKA: Polyamide 6, PA6, Polycaprolactam
Ingredient · Bulking · EWG: 1
Synthetic
Clean
2-H-Azepin-2-one, hexahydro-, homopolymer
CAS #
25038-54-4
Form
Powder
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Functions
Bulking
Viscosity Controlling
Adds Body & Volume
Controls Viscosity
Adds volume
Controls product thickness
Traditional Use
Synthetic polyamide polymer created in the 20th century. Used in cosmetics as a microabrasive exfoliant and performance enhancer in cleansing and skincare products.
Skin Types
●all-skin-types
Best For
General
Pregnancy & Breastfeeding Safe
Yes
Nylon-6
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Nylon-6/12
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Nylon-611
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Nylon-66
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Nylon-6
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Nylon-611
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Nylon-66
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Preparation of porous antibacterial polyamide 6 (PA6) membrane with zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles selectively localized at the pore walls via reactiv
Tang Q, Wang K, Ren X, Zhang Q, Lei W et al.
The Science of the total environment, 2020
Verified Jun 2026
Data: CosIng · EWG · CIR