Database/Emollient/Bis-PEG/PPG-20/20 Dimethicone
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Bis-PEG/PPG-20/20 Dimethicone natural?

No. Silicone backbone is 0.0 by this site's convention; the ethylene oxide/propylene oxide end blocks are also petrochemical.

INCI nameBis-PEG/PPG-20/20 Dimethicone
FunctionEmollient · Emulsifying Surfactant
FeedstockMade by capping a dimethicone silicone backbone with…

How we scored it

Dimethicone backbone (silicone, 0.0 by convention) end-blocked with 20 EO + 20 PO (both petrochemical); overall 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

Made by capping a dimethicone silicone backbone with polyethylene oxide and polypropylene oxide chains, both petrochemical. The silicone core is also scored 0.0 by this site's convention.

In plain English

A silicone-based emulsifier that helps blend water and oil in creams and cleansers. Built from a silicone backbone with synthetic ethylene oxide and propylene oxide chains attached.

CosIng definition: Bis-Peg/Ppg-20/20 Dimethicone is Dimethicone end-blocked with an average of 20 moles of ethylene oxide and average of 20 moles of propylene oxide

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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. 2BIS-PEG/PPG-20/20 DIMETHICONE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3BIS-PEG/PPG-20/20 DIMETHICONE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=BIS-PEG/PPG-20/20%20DIMETHICONE