Database/Emollient/Dimethicone PEG-8 Phosphate
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Dimethicone PEG-8 Phosphate natural?

No. Silicone backbone is scored 0 by this site's convention regardless of the minor natural phosphate group; the PEG-8 chain is also petrochemical.

INCI nameDimethicone PEG-8 Phosphate
FunctionEmollient · Foam Boosting Surfactant
FeedstockMade by reacting silicone (dimethicone) with ethylene oxide…

How we scored it

Dimethicone backbone = 0 (this site's convention); PEG-8 chain = 0 (petrochemical); phosphate ester natural but mass-negligible. Overall 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 reacting silicone (dimethicone) with ethylene oxide and phosphoric acid to attach a PEG-8 phosphate group. The silicone backbone is the dominant structural feature and is treated as non-renewable by site policy.

In plain English

A silicone-based conditioning and foam-boosting ingredient used in shampoos and lotions. It coats hair and skin to make them feel smooth, and comes from a man-made silicone chain rather than a plant or mineral source.

CosIng definition: Dimethicone PEG-8 Phosphate is the partial ester of phosphoric acid and Dimethicone containing an average of 8 moles of ethylene oxide

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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-8 PHOSPHATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3DIMETHICONE PEG-8 PHOSPHATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=DIMETHICONE%20PEG-8%20PHOSPHATE