Database/Skin Conditioning/C30-45 Alkyl Dimethicone
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is C30-45 Alkyl Dimethicone natural?

No. This is a silicone polymer; by this site's convention all silicones score 0.0 even though the alkyl groups may be oleochemical.

INCI nameC30-45 Alkyl Dimethicone
CAS243137-49-7
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockManufactured by attaching C30-45 alkyl groups, potentially oleochemical,…

How we scored it

Silicone backbone (Si-O) with long alkyl substituent; this site's convention rates all silicones 0.0 regardless of alkyl chain.
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 by attaching C30-45 alkyl groups, potentially oleochemical, to a synthetic polydimethylsiloxane backbone. This site's convention treats all silicones as non-natural regardless of organic substituents.

In plain English

A silicone conditioning ingredient with a long waxy side-chain, used to soften skin and add slip. Classified as non-natural under this site's silicone convention.

CosIng definition: Poly[oxy(dimethylsilylene)],.alpha.-(C30-45)-alkyldimethylsilyl-,.omega.-(C30-45)-alkyloxy-

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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. 2C30-45 ALKYL DIMETHICONE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3C30-45 ALKYL DIMETHICONE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=C30-45%20ALKYL%20DIMETHICONE