Database/Film Forming/Divinyldimethicone/Dimethicone Copolymer
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Divinyldimethicone/Dimethicone Copolymer natural?

No. Classified as a silicone polymer; site policy assigns silicones 0.0 by convention.

INCI nameDivinyldimethicone/Dimethicone Copolymer
FunctionFilm Forming · Hair Conditioning
FeedstockManufactured by synthetic siloxane polymerisation chemistry. No natural-origin…

How we scored it

Silicone copolymer (di-Me siloxanes with vinyl-silyl termini) per CosIng description; this site's convention scores all silicones 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

Manufactured by synthetic siloxane polymerisation chemistry. No natural-origin route exists for this silicone.

In plain English

A silicone polymer that forms a flexible film on hair, used in styling and conditioning products. Fully synthetic; scored 0% natural by this site's convention.

CosIng definition: Siloxanes and silicones, di-Me, polymers with bis-[(ethenyldimethylsilyl)oxy]-terminated di-Me siloxanes

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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. 2DIVINYLDIMETHICONE/DIMETHICONE COPOLYMER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3DIVINYLDIMETHICONE/DIMETHICONE COPOLYMER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=DIVINYLDIMETHICONE/DIMETHICONE%20COPOLYMER