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

Is Bis-Aminopropyl Dimethicone natural?

No. A silicone polymer, classified 0.0 by this site's convention despite its mineral-derived Si-O backbone.

INCI nameBis-Aminopropyl Dimethicone
CAS106214-84-0
FormulaC12H34N2O2Si3 · 322.67 Da
FunctionHair Conditioning
FeedstockManufactured from siloxane monomers built on a mineral-derived…

How we scored it

Amino-functional silicone polymer; this site's convention rates all silicones 0.0 regardless of mineral Si-O backbone → 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 siloxane monomers built on a mineral-derived Si-O backbone, end-capped with synthetic aminopropyl groups. This site's convention classifies all silicones as non-renewable.

In plain English

A conditioning silicone used in hair care to add softness and shine. Although its backbone comes from mineral silicon, this site rates all silicones as non-renewable by convention.

CosIng definition: Siloxanes and Silicones, di-Me, 3-Aminopropyl Group-Terminated

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Structure

2D structure of Bis-Aminopropyl Dimethicone

3-[[[3-aminopropyl(dimethyl)silyl]oxy-dimethylsilyl]oxy-dimethylsilyl]propan-1-amine

PubChem CID 15239622 ↗

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. 2Bis-Aminopropyl Dimethicone. PubChem CID 15239622. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3BIS-AMINOPROPYL DIMETHICONE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4BIS-AMINOPROPYL DIMETHICONE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=BIS-AMINOPROPYL%20DIMETHICONE