Is Dimethicone/Divinyldimethicone/Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer natural? NOI 0.00

Q: Is Dimethicone/Divinyldimethicone/Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer natural?

Dimethicone/Divinyldimethicone/Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 0.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. All three monomers (dimethicone, divinyldimethicone, silsesquioxane) are silicones, scored 0 by this site's convention regardless of the mineral Si-O backbone. An NOI of 0.00 means 0% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

How we scored it

Crosslinked dimethicone/divinyldimethicone/silsesquioxane network; site-convention 0.00 for silicones applies to the whole elastomer → 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

Made by crosslinking dimethicone, divinyldimethicone and a silsesquioxane resin into an elastomeric network, all synthetic silicone chemistry. This site's convention scores all silicones 0.0 even though the Si-O backbone is mineral-derived.

In plain English

A silicone-based powder ingredient used to give a soft, silky feel and control shine in skincare. It's a fully synthetic, crosslinked silicone elastomer.

CosIng definition: Dimethicone/Divinyldimethicone/Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer is a crosslinked copolymer of Dimethicone, Divinyldimethicone and silsesquioxane monomers

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References

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

INCIDimethicone/Divinyldimethicone/Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer

CosIng55782 ↗

FunctionsAnticaking, Humectant, Skin Protecting, Viscosity Controlling

Tier100% petroleum

Related ingredients

Acrylates/Dimethicone Copolymer 0.00 Adipic Acid/Neopentyl Glycol Crosspolymer 0.00 Alumina 1.00 Aluminum Behenate 1.00 Aluminum Distearate 1.00 Aluminum Isostearates/Laurates/Stearates 1.00 TEA-EDTA 0.00 HEDTA 0.00 PEG-7M 0.00 Phthalic Anhydride/Butyl Benzoic Acid/Propylene Glycol Copolymer 0.00 2-T-Butylcyclohexyl Acetate 0.00 4-Tert-Butylcyclohexyl Acetate 0.00

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