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INCI ingredient

Dimethicone Propyl Pg-betaine

Dimethicone Propyl Pg-betaine appears on 12 ingredient lists in our database, most often in anti-dandruff shampoos.

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 Propyl Pg-betaine, its silicone-free answer is No. Nothing else changes.

What it does

Dimethicone Propyl Pg-betaine appears on 12 ingredient lists in our database, most often in anti-dandruff shampoos.

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: antistatic, cleansing, surfactant - foam boosting, hair conditioning, surfactant - cleansing, viscosity controlling

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • antistatic
  • cleansing
  • surfactant - foam boosting
  • hair conditioning
  • surfactant - cleansing
  • viscosity controlling
  • antistatic: Preventing and/or reducing static electricity by neutralising electrical charge on surfaces.
  • cleansing: Helping to keep the body surface clean.
  • surfactant - foam boosting: Increasing foaming capacity and/or stabilize foams in general.
  • hair conditioning: Enhancing the appearance and feel of hair. Leaving the hair easy to comb, supple, soft and shiny and/or imparting volume, lightness, gloss, texture, etc.
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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