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INCI ingredient

Phenylpropyldimethylsiloxysilicate

Phenylpropyldimethylsiloxysilicate appears on 2 ingredient lists in our database, most often in eye makeups.

What it triggers

  • Vegan originNot sureorigin not on file
  • 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 Phenylpropyldimethylsiloxysilicate, its silicone-free answer is No. Nothing else changes.

What it does

Phenylpropyldimethylsiloxysilicate appears on 2 ingredient lists in our database, most often in eye makeups.

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, film forming, hair conditioning, skin conditioning - miscellaneous

Products with Phenylpropyldimethylsiloxysilicate

in 2 products

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • skin conditioning - emollient
  • film forming
  • hair conditioning
  • skin conditioning - miscellaneous
  • skin conditioning - emollient: Acting as lubricants on the skin surface providing the skin with a soft and smooth appearance.
  • film forming: Producing (upon application) a continuous film on the skin, hair or nails.
  • 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.
  • skin conditioning - miscellaneous: Enhancing the appearance of dry and/or damaged skin by reducing flaking and restoring suppleness.

CAS 207692-01-1

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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