Database/Hair Conditioning/Aminopropyl Dimethicone
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Aminopropyl Dimethicone natural?

No. This is a silicone (dimethicone derivative); by this site's convention all silicones score 0.0 despite the Si-O backbone being mineral-derived.

INCI nameAminopropyl Dimethicone
CAS99363-37-8
FunctionHair Conditioning
FeedstockManufactured from silicone polymer chemistry starting from purified…

How we scored it

Silicone/siloxane backbone; this site's convention scores all silicones 0.0 regardless of mineral Si-O origin -> 0.0
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.

Where it comes from

Manufactured from silicone polymer chemistry starting from purified silica, then reacted with amine and methyl side groups. Despite the mineral starting point, silicones are scored as non-renewable by this site's convention.

In plain English

A silicone conditioning ingredient that smooths and detangles hair. Although its silicon backbone comes from sand-derived silica, it is classed as a synthetic, non-renewable ingredient by this site's convention, like all silicones.

CosIng definition: Silicones and siloxanes, dimethyl, 3-aminopropyl methyl, trimethylsilyl terminated

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References

  1. 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
  2. 2AMINOPROPYL DIMETHICONE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3AMINOPROPYL DIMETHICONE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=AMINOPROPYL%20DIMETHICONE