Database/Hair Conditioning/PPG-27 Dimethicone
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is PPG-27 Dimethicone natural?

No. Both the silicone backbone and the polypropylene glycol side chains are non-natural by rule and this site's convention.

INCI namePPG-27 Dimethicone
FunctionHair Conditioning · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockA silicone-polyether copolymer made from dimethicone grafted with…

How we scored it

Dimethicone backbone (0 by silicone convention) with polypropylene glycol side chains (0, propylene-oxide groups); whole molecule 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

A silicone-polyether copolymer made from dimethicone grafted with polypropylene oxide side chains. Both components derive from mineral silicon and petrochemical propylene respectively, with no natural-origin mass.

In plain English

A silicone conditioning ingredient with added polypropylene glycol chains, used in hair and skin products for smoothness and spreadability. Entirely synthetic, with no natural-origin content.

CosIng definition: Polyoxypropylene(27) dimethicone

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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. 2PPG-27 DIMETHICONE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3PPG-27 DIMETHICONE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PPG-27%20DIMETHICONE