Database/Hair Conditioning/Nylon-611/Dimethicone Copolymer
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Nylon-611/Dimethicone Copolymer natural?

No. A silicone-polyamide film former; both blocks are synthetic and silicones score zero by convention.

INCI nameNylon-611/Dimethicone Copolymer
FunctionHair Conditioning · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockPetrochemical hexamethylenediamine and undecanedioic acid polymerised to Nylon-611,…

How we scored it

Block copolymer of Nylon-611 (a polyamide made from petrochemical hexamethylenediamine and undecanedioic acid) and dimethicone (a silicone, scored 0 by this site's convention whatever the side chains); no fragment of the final polymer is of natural origin, so 0/total = 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

Petrochemical hexamethylenediamine and undecanedioic acid polymerised to Nylon-611, coupled to a dimethicone block.

In plain English

A silicone-nylon hybrid polymer that forms a smooth, flexible film in hair and skin products. It is entirely synthetic, made from petrochemical nylon building blocks and silicone.

CosIng definition: Nylon-611/Dimethicone Copolymer is a copolymer of Nylon-611 and Dimethicone monomers

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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. 2NYLON-611/DIMETHICONE COPOLYMER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3NYLON-611/DIMETHICONE COPOLYMER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=NYLON-611/DIMETHICONE%20COPOLYMER