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

Is Triethoxysilylethyl Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Hexyl Dimethicone natural?

No. A dimethicone/polydimethylsiloxane-based silicone crosslinker; silicones are scored 0.0 by this site's convention regardless of the mineral Si-O origin.

INCI nameTriethoxysilylethyl Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Hexyl Dimethicone
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockA silicone polymer built on a dimethicone (polydimethylsiloxane)…

How we scored it

Silicone polymer with a polydimethylsiloxane (dimethicone) backbone and a reactive triethoxysilyl end group; this site's convention scores all silicones 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 polymer built on a dimethicone (polydimethylsiloxane) backbone with a hydrolysable triethoxysilyl end group, made from petrochemically-derived methylchlorosilanes and ethanol. No natural-origin route exists.

In plain English

A silicone conditioning polymer that also bonds chemically to surfaces, used in hair and skin products for smoothness and durability. Made from synthetic silicone chemistry, not from plants.

CosIng definition: Triethoxysilylethyl polydimethylsiloxyethyl hexyl 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 HEXYL DIMETHICONE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3TRIETHOXYSILYLETHYL POLYDIMETHYLSILOXYETHYL HEXYL 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%20HEXYL%20DIMETHICONE