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

Is Bis-Phenylpropyl Dimethicone natural?

No. A silicone (Si-O backbone) polymer; this site's convention rates all silicones 0.0 despite the organic phenylpropyl end-caps.

INCI nameBis-Phenylpropyl Dimethicone
CAS203265-11-6
FunctionHair Conditioning
FeedstockManufactured petrochemically from dimethylsiloxane monomers, end-capped with phenylpropyl…

How we scored it

Dimethylpolysiloxane terminated with 2-phenylpropyl groups; this site's convention scores all silicones 0.0 regardless of organic end-groups. 0/MW = 0.00.
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 petrochemically from dimethylsiloxane monomers, end-capped with phenylpropyl groups. No natural-origin route exists for the silicone backbone.

In plain English

A silicone-based conditioning ingredient used in hair care to add shine and slip. It's a synthetic silicone made from petrochemical feedstock.

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