Database/Skin Conditioning/Dimethicone Crosspolymer-3
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Dimethicone Crosspolymer-3 natural?

No. Silicone crosspolymer named explicitly in the site's 0.0 convention list; entire structure is siloxane-based, no natural fragment.

INCI nameDimethicone Crosspolymer-3
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockManufactured by crosslinking dimethicone polymer chains with a…

How we scored it

Dimethicone crosslinked via ethylenebis(methyltrimethylsilyloxysilane); wholly siloxane structure. 0.00 by this site's convention.
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 crosslinking dimethicone polymer chains with a bis-silyl siloxane crosslinker. No natural-origin component or route exists for this silicone elastomer.

In plain English

A silicone elastomer used to give skin products a silky, cushioned texture. It is made entirely from synthetic silicone crosslinked into a gel-like network.

CosIng definition: Siloxanes and Silicones, dimethyl, ethylenebis(methyltrimethylsilyloxysilane) crosslinked

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