Ingredient

Dimethicone

Categories Silicones
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What it does

A silicone that gives products a smooth, silky feel and forms a soft layer on skin and hair.

Purpose: conditioning agent

Why it's in these categories
Silicones

Polysiloxane polymers used as emollients and conditioning agents — Dimethicone, Cyclomethicone, Cyclopentasiloxane, etc. Excluded for sensitivity, scalp/skin breathability, or environmental reasons.

Community Experience

Of 19 people who reviewed products containing Dimethicone:

84%
No reaction
16 reports
Minor
1 reports
Moderate
1 reports
Severe
1 reports
Common reactions reported
other · 2 breathing_difficulty · 1 nausea · 1 skin_irritation · 1 skin · 1
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Common aliases
  • •Avobenzone Inactive ingredients : Dimethicone
  • •Cetyl Dimethicone Copolyol
  • •diemthicone
  • •dimethicone
  • •Dimethicone
  • •DIMETHICONE
  • + 1 more

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Products containing Dimethicone

220 products

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