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INCI ingredient

Polysilicone-15

Polysilicone-15 appears on 15 ingredient lists in our database, most often in sunscreens.

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 Polysilicone-15, its silicone-free answer is No. Nothing else changes.

What it does

Polysilicone-15 appears on 15 ingredient lists in our database, most often in sunscreens.

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: light stabilizer, uv absorber, uv filter

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • light stabilizer
  • uv absorber
  • uv filter
  • light stabilizer: Protecting the cosmetic product from deterioration effects of light.
  • uv absorber: Protecting the cosmetic product from the effects of UV-light.
  • uv filter: Exclusively or mainly intended to protect the skin and/or hair against certain UV radiation by absorbing, reflecting or scattering UV radiation. All authorised UV filters are substances in the positive list of Annex VI to the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009.

CAS 207574-74-1 · EC 426-000-4

EU regulation

Listed in Annex VI (ref. 26) of the EU Cosmetics Regulation, maximum concentration 10%. VI/26

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

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