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PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone
PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone
A silicone that keeps oil and water mixed and conditions skin.
What it does
It’s a branched silicone with a PEG part built in, so it holds both water and silicone.
The evidence, graded
expert consensusUS safety reviewers (2015) assessed 111 silicones joined to PEG or PPG chains, used to condition hair, thicken, steady mixtures and form films. They expect none of these large molecules to pass into skin. In rabbits, PEG-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone slightly irritated skin at 20% and undiluted. They judged all 111 safe as used. Their conclusion list names PEG-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone and lauryl polyglyceryl-3 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone.Becker 2015 · Cosmetic Ingredient Review ↗
Graded per the methodology: strong · moderate · emerging · expert consensus. A weak source on a strong claim gets the weaker label.
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