How we scored it
Where it comes from
Manufactured by esterifying a polyoxypropylene/polyoxyethylene glycerin ether with succinic acid, then forming a propylammonium salt with an amino-functional dimethicone. The silicone content invokes this site's blanket 0.0 convention.
In plain English
A silicone-based ingredient used in hair care to reduce foaming and add conditioning. It combines silicone with petrochemical glycol and glycerin-ether components in a complex synthetic structure.
CosIng definition: Propylammonium dimethicone amine salt of succinic acid ester of a polyoxypropylene, polyoxyethylene ether of glycerin
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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.
- 2POLYSILICONE-1. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3POLYSILICONE-1. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POLYSILICONE-1