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INCI ingredient

Dimethicone/Bis-isobutyl PPG-20 Crosspolymer

Dimethicone/Bis-isobutyl PPG-20 Crosspolymer appears on 2 ingredient lists in our database.

What it triggers

  • Vegan originYesno animal source
  • FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
  • ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
  • SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
  • SiliconeYesthis is a silicone
  • AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

If a product lists Dimethicone/Bis-isobutyl PPG-20 Crosspolymer, its silicone-free answer is No. Nothing else changes.

What it does

Dimethicone/Bis-isobutyl PPG-20 Crosspolymer appears on 2 ingredient lists in our database.

On the label it counts as silicone, which is why a product that lists it cannot be silicone-free.

We have not written the plain-language note for this ingredient yet; the facts above come straight from how it is classified.

Functions: skin conditioning - emollient, viscosity controlling

Products with Dimethicone/Bis-isobutyl PPG-20 Crosspolymer

in 2 products

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • skin conditioning - emollient
  • viscosity controlling
  • skin conditioning - emollient: Acting as lubricants on the skin surface providing the skin with a soft and smooth appearance.
  • viscosity controlling: Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.
EU regulation

Not on a restricted-substances annex. Listed as an allowed cosmetic ingredient.

Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.

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