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PEG-12 Dimethicone/PPG-20 Crosspolymer
PEG-12 Dimethicone/PPG-20 Crosspolymer
A silicone texture helper with water-friendly chains built in.
What it does
It’s a silicone whose chains are tied into a network, with PEG and PPG chains that help it mix with water. It’s there for texture, not to change your skin.
The evidence, graded
expert consensusUS safety reviewers (2014) assessed 62 dimethicone crosspolymers, which products use mostly to absorb oil, add body, form a film, soften skin, add slip and thicken. Their index lists dimethicone crosspolymer, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, dimethicone/bis-isobutyl PPG-20 crosspolymer and vinyl dimethicone/methicone silsesquioxane crosspolymer under it. Its conclusion names dimethicone/PEG-10/15 and PEG-12 dimethicone/PPG-20 crosspolymer. They judged all 62 safe as used.Becker 2014 · International Journal of Toxicology ↗
Graded per the methodology: strong · moderate · emerging · expert consensus. A weak source on a strong claim gets the weaker label.
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