Database/Emulsifying Surfactant/Dimethicone PEG-7 Undecylenate
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Dimethicone PEG-7 Undecylenate natural?

No. A modified silicone; silicones score zero on this site regardless of the groups attached to them.

INCI nameDimethicone PEG-7 Undecylenate
FunctionEmulsifying Surfactant · Hair Conditioning
FeedstockDimethicone copolyol esterified with undecylenic acid.

How we scored it

Silicone (dimethicone) carrying PEG-7 and an undecylenate ester; the site scores every silicone 0.0 whatever its side chains, as for Amodimethicone Hydroxystearate and Dimethicone PEG-7 Phosphate.
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

Dimethicone copolyol esterified with undecylenic acid.

In plain English

A silicone-based ingredient partly esterified with undecylenic acid, which comes from castor oil. Used as an emulsifier and conditioner for skin and hair.

CosIng definition: Dimethicone PEG-7 Undecylenate is the partial ester of PEG-7 dimethicone and undecylenic acid

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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 PEG-7 UNDECYLENATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3DIMETHICONE PEG-7 UNDECYLENATE. 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%20UNDECYLENATE