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INCI ingredient

Lauryl PEG-8 Dimethicone

Lauryl PEG-8 Dimethicone appears on 3 ingredient lists in our database, most often in baby cares.

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 Lauryl PEG-8 Dimethicone, its silicone-free answer is No. Nothing else changes.

What it does

Lauryl PEG-8 Dimethicone appears on 3 ingredient lists in our database, most often in baby cares.

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: surfactant - cleansing

Products with Lauryl PEG-8 Dimethicone

in 3 products

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • surfactant - cleansing
  • surfactant - cleansing: Wetting body surfaces, emulsifying or solubilizing oils, and suspending soil (generally, such ingredients contribute to the foaming and lathering properties of cleansing products).
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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