How we scored it
Silicone/siloxane per CosIng description; this site's convention scores all silicones 0.0 regardless of the Si-O backbone's 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 from synthetic silicone polymer chemistry (chlorosilanes/siloxane condensation). No natural-origin route exists for this silicone.
In plain English
A silicone conditioning agent that smooths hair and skin and reduces foaming. Made synthetically from silicon chemistry; scored 0% natural by this site's convention.
CosIng definition: Silicones and siloxanes, diphenyl, trimethylsilyloxy phenyl, trimethylsilyl terminated
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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.
- 2DIPHENYLSILOXY PHENYL TRIMETHICONE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3DIPHENYLSILOXY PHENYL TRIMETHICONE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=DIPHENYLSILOXY%20PHENYL%20TRIMETHICONE