Database/Emulsion Stabilising/Dimethicone/Lauryl Dimethicone/Bis-Vinyldimethicone Crosspolymer
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Dimethicone/Lauryl Dimethicone/Bis-Vinyldimethicone Crosspolymer natural?

No. Silicone crosspolymers score 0.0 by this site's convention, so the siloxane network and the lauryl side groups are all counted as non-natural.

INCI nameDimethicone/Lauryl Dimethicone/Bis-Vinyldimethicone Crosspolymer
FunctionEmulsion Stabilising · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockMade by platinum-catalysed hydrosilylation of vinyl-terminated siloxane and…

How we scored it

Silicone crosspolymer (dimethyl, lauryl-modified and vinyl-crosslinked siloxane): this site's convention scores all silicones 0.0, including the lauryl grafts; 0 / total = 0.0.
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 platinum-catalysed hydrosilylation of vinyl-terminated siloxane and 1-dodecene with a hydride-functional dimethicone, all from silicon metal, methyl chloride and an alpha-olefin. No natural-origin route is commercially significant.

In plain English

A silicone elastomer that thickens and stabilises emulsions and gives a smooth, powdery feel. It is a cross-linked network of dimethyl and lauryl silicone chains.

CosIng definition: Dimethicone/Lauryl Dimethicone/Bis-Vinyldimethicone Crosspolymer is a copolymer of dimethicone and lauryl dimethicone crosslinked with bis-vinyl dimethicone

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