How we scored it
Where it comes from
Made by etherifying a hydroxypropyl dimethicone with PEG-7 monoisostearate (isostearic acid ethoxylated with ethylene oxide). The silicone backbone and PEG chain are both petrochemical-linked; this site's convention scores it 0.0.
In plain English
A silicone-based conditioning ingredient used in hair and skin products to add slip and shine. It's a synthetic silicone modified with a fatty-acid/PEG side chain.
CosIng definition: Siloxanes and Silicones, di-Me, 3-hydroxypropyl Me, ethers with polyethylene glycol monoisostearate (7 mol EO average molar ratio)
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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 PEG-7 ISOSTEARATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3DIMETHICONE PEG-7 ISOSTEARATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=DIMETHICONE%20PEG-7%20ISOSTEARATE