Database/Skin Conditioning/Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer natural?

No. Silicone elastomer formed from dimethicone and vinyl dimethicone fluids; scored 0.0 per site silicone convention.

INCI nameDimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
FunctionSkin Conditioning · Viscosity Controlling
FeedstockManufactured by platinum-catalysed hydrosilylation cross-linking of dimethicone fluids…

How we scored it

Cross-linked dimethyl siloxane elastomer; this site's convention scores all silicones 0.0 regardless of Si-O mineral origin.
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

Manufactured by platinum-catalysed hydrosilylation cross-linking of dimethicone fluids with vinyl dimethicone, both derived from silica-based siloxane feedstocks. No commercial natural-origin route exists for this elastomer.

In plain English

A silicone gum that smooths skin texture and controls thickness in creams and makeup. It is made industrially by cross-linking silicone fluids derived from silica (sand), not from plants or animals.

CosIng definition: Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer is a crosslinked dimethyl siloxane polymer (silicone elastomer) that is formed by the reaction between Hydrogen Dimethicone or Bis-Hydrogen Dimethicone, and Vinyl Dimethicone or Bis-Vinyldimethicone.

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