Database/Emulsifying Surfactant/Caprylyl Dimethicone Ethoxy Glucoside
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Caprylyl Dimethicone Ethoxy Glucoside natural?

No. The silicone backbone is 0.0 by convention, ethoxylation uses petrochemical ethylene oxide, and the caprylyl and glucose side chains are not credited on a silicone.

INCI nameCaprylyl Dimethicone Ethoxy Glucoside
FunctionEmulsifying Surfactant · Emulsion Stabilising
FeedstockA caprylyl-functional silicone is grafted with an ethoxylated…

How we scored it

Silicone: 0.0 by this site's convention; ethoxy spacer is petrochemical (ethylene oxide); caprylyl and glucose grafts are not credited on a silicone.
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

A caprylyl-functional silicone is grafted with an ethoxylated glucoside, from methylchlorosilanes, ethylene oxide and a glucose polymer. The silicone convention (0.0) applies whatever the natural side chains.

In plain English

A silicone surfactant made by attaching caprylyl and ethoxylated glucose side chains to a silicone backbone. It helps oil and water mix, stabilises emulsions and aids cleansing. The ethoxylation uses petrochemical ethylene oxide.

CosIng definition: Caprylyl Dimethicone Ethoxy Glucoside is the product obtained by the reaction of caprylyl dimethicone with a glucose polymer

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