Database/Hair Conditioning/Trifluoropropyl Dimethicone
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Trifluoropropyl Dimethicone natural?

No. Silicone backbone with trifluoropropyl substitution; scored zero by this site's convention.

INCI nameTrifluoropropyl Dimethicone
FunctionHair Conditioning · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockSynthesised from silicone monomers with fluorinated side groups.…

How we scored it

Fluorinated silicone polymer; all silicones = 0.0 by this site's convention regardless of mineral Si-O 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

Synthesised from silicone monomers with fluorinated side groups. No natural-origin route.

In plain English

A specialty silicone used to condition hair and skin with a silky, water- and oil-repellent feel. It is fully synthetic.

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