Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer Comedogenic
It is used in deodorants makeup skin and hair care products.
Vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer comedogenic. Dimethicone also known as polydimethylsiloxane a silicon based polymer is a man made synthetic molecule comprised of repeating units called monomers. Britta aragon from the cinco vidas blog says dimethicone products are generally safe but not good for your skin. Ingredients linked to cancer in government industry or academic studies or assessments. Because dimethicone is occlusive there s mass confusion as to whether it causes clogged pores and irritation and prevents other ingredients from absorbing into the skin.
Dimethicone crosspolymer dimethicone vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer and vinyl dimethicone methicone silsesquioxane crosspolymer may be used in cosmetics and personal care products marketed in europe according to the general provisions of the cosmetics regulation of the european union. She says it creates a barrier on the skin like mineral oil which can cause your. But is it good for your skin. But according to fu there is no scientific basis for those claims.
Dimethicone is listed as a low hazard ingredient in the skin deep database which i take with a grain of salt anyway. Dimethicone vinyl dimethicone crosspolymers are flexible silicon polymers consisting of dimethicone copolymers that are crosslinked. Dimethicone vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer and dimethicone vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer cancer cancer. It acts as viscosity increasing agent dispersing agent an emulsion stabilizer and a hair fixative.
Silicon is the second most abundant element in the earth s crust after oxygen.