Database/Hair Conditioning/Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone natural?

No. Silicone (siloxane) backbone dominates classification; scored 0.0 despite natural lauryl and synthetic PEG side groups.

INCI nameLauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone
FunctionHair Conditioning · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockA silicone surfactant built on a polydimethylsiloxane backbone…

How we scored it

Dimethicone-backbone copolymer with PEG and lauryl side chains; this site's convention scores all silicones 0.0 regardless of substituents.
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

A silicone surfactant built on a polydimethylsiloxane backbone modified with lauryl (coconut-derived) and PEG-9 (petrochemical) side chains. This site's convention scores all dimethicone-based materials 0.0.

In plain English

A silicone-based conditioning ingredient for hair and skin that also helps other ingredients blend together. Built on a silicone backbone from silica, with coconut-type lauryl and petrochemical PEG side chains.

CosIng definition: Siloxanes and Silicones, dodecyl methyl, 2-trimethylsilylpoly(oxydimethylsilyl)ethyl methyl, dimethyl

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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. 2LAURYL PEG-9 POLYDIMETHYLSILOXYETHYL DIMETHICONE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3LAURYL PEG-9 POLYDIMETHYLSILOXYETHYL DIMETHICONE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LAURYL%20PEG-9%20POLYDIMETHYLSILOXYETHYL%20DIMETHICONE