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INCI ingredient

Simethicone

Also listed as: Simethicone/Siméthicone

Simethicone appears on 53 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 Simethicone, its silicone-free answer is No. Nothing else changes.

What it does

Simethicone appears on 53 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: antifoaming, skin conditioning - emollient, hair conditioning, skin conditioning

Products with Simethicone

in 53 products

Showing 24 of 53 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • antifoaming
  • skin conditioning - emollient
  • hair conditioning
  • skin conditioning
  • antifoaming: Suppressing foam during manufacturing or reducing the tendency of finished products to generate foam.
  • skin conditioning - emollient: Acting as lubricants on the skin surface providing the skin with a soft and smooth appearance.
  • 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: Maintaining the skin in good condition.

CAS 8050-81-5

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.

Classification from the INCI name; product lists from Open Beauty Facts.Report a mistake