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Polysilicone-11
Polysilicone-11Barrier
A silicone gel that softens the look of pores and fine lines, adds velvety slip, and soaks up some oil — common in primers.
What it does
It fills in and softens the look of pores and fine lines, gives a velvety slip and soaks up some oil, so it’s common in primers. It’s a silicone that comes as a gel. It’s there for texture and looks, not to change your skin.
The evidence, graded
expert consensusUS safety reviewers (2024) say products use polysilicone-11 to form a film, at up to 19.9% in skin care. Its molecules are too large to pass through skin, and patch tests on people found no irritation or allergy. They judged it safe as used.Cherian 2024 · 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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