Database/Skin Conditioning/Triethoxysilylethyl Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Triethoxysilylethyl Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone natural?

No. A triethoxysilyl-modified polydimethylsiloxane; this site's convention scores all silicones and siloxane crosspolymers 0.0.

INCI nameTriethoxysilylethyl Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockManufactured via silicone polymer chemistry from siloxane monomers…

How we scored it

Silicone/siloxane polymer (dimethicone family); scored 0.0 by this site's convention regardless of Si-O mineral origin.
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

Manufactured via silicone polymer chemistry from siloxane monomers with triethoxysilyl end-groups. No natural-origin route exists.

In plain English

A silicone polymer used to condition skin and give a smooth, silky after-feel. It's fully synthetic, made through silicone polymer chemistry.

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