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Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer
Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer
A silicone powder that adds a silky, powdery finish and thickens.
What it does
It’s a silicone made into tiny soft, rubbery particles.
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 that report. They looked at animal and human data and at leftover raw materials from making them, and 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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