DIMETHICONE/VINYL DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER

Function
skin conditioning, viscosity controlling
CAS
869736-22-1(1)/ 1121910-42-6(2)/ 156065-02-0(3)/ 1361557-91-6(4)/ 243137-53-3(5)
Comedogenic
0–1DERIVED, not measured: no member of the silicone family that Fulton 1989 tested scored 2 or above. Supporting rows -- Dimethicone 1, Cyclomethicone 0, Simethicone 1 -- every silicone in Table I is 0 or 1. This ingredient itself was not tested; see docs/sources/fulton-1989-table-1.tsv.
Appears in
136 products in our catalogue

Classified as

  • silicone

Definition

Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer is a crosslinked dimethyl siloxane polymer (silicone elastomer) that is formed by the reaction between Hydrogen Dimethicone or Bis-Hydrogen Dimethicone, and Vinyl Dimethicone or Bis-Vinyldimethicone.

Chemical definition from CosIng, the EU cosmetic ingredient register.