Database/Antifoaming/Polysilicone-7
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Polysilicone-7 natural?

No. Complex fluorinated silicone-acrylate copolymer; every fragment — siloxane, acrylate and fluorocarbon — is non-natural by rule or convention.

INCI namePolysilicone-7
CAS146632-08-8
FunctionAntifoaming · Hair Conditioning
FeedstockA specialty silicone built from polydimethylsiloxane reacted with…

How we scored it

Fluorosilicone-acrylate copolymer (butyl/fluorooctyl acrylate grafts on polydimethylsiloxane); siloxane, acrylate and fluorocarbon fragments all score 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

A specialty silicone built from polydimethylsiloxane reacted with butyl and fluorinated (heptadecafluorooctyl) acrylate monomers for antifoam and conditioning performance. Entirely synthetic/mineral-derived with no natural feedstock route.

In plain English

A specialised silicone polymer with fluorinated side chains, used in haircare and antifoam products for its slip and film-forming properties. Entirely synthetic, with no natural-origin content by site rules.

CosIng definition: Poly(oxydimethylsilanediyl), .alpha.-butyl-.omega.-3-hydroxypropyl-, 2-methyl-2-propenoate, polymer with 2-methylpropyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate and 2-(N-heptadecafluorooctyl-N-methylamino)ethyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate

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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. 2POLYSILICONE-7. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3POLYSILICONE-7. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POLYSILICONE-7