Dimethicone is listed as a low hazard ingredient in the skin deep database which i take with a grain of salt anyway.
Vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer safe.
It seems that dimethicone and similar ingredients such as cyclomethicone dimethiconol and phenyl trimethicone are man made polymers that are generally recognized as safe and approved by the fda for use in cosmetics.
The vcrp and council data were available for.
Dimethicone vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer dimethicone vinyl dimethicone crosspolymers are flexible silicon polymers consisting of dimethicone copolymers that are crosslinked.
Evaluating all available scientific data cir concluded dimethicone and the other closely related silicon polymers are safe as currently used in cosmetics and personal care products.
It is used in deodorants makeup skin and hair care products.
Ingredients linked to cancer in government industry or academic studies or assessments.
The panel concluded that these dimethicone crosspolymer ingredients are safe in the current practices of use.
Some studies have found it to soothe and help improve chronic hand dermatitis and to help reduce inflammation and irritation.
Based on the available data the cir expert panel concluded that dimethicone crosspolymer dimethicone vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer and vinyl dimethicone methicone silsesquioxane crosspolymer are safe as used in cosmetics and personal care products.
Dimethicone and dimethicone vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer issue date.
Nov 2015 description.
Despite approval by the cir expert panel silicones have received a negative connotation in the cosmetic industry due to claims that they are unsafe for topical use.
Vinyl dimethicone methicone silsesquioxane crosspolymer is a copolymer of methiconesilsesquioxane crosslinked with vinyl dimethylpolysiloxane.
Crosspolymer content 14 viscosity mpa s 30 000 refractive index 25 c 1 400 how to use brb sg 506 is recommended.
The fda has approved the use of dimethicone as a skin protectant ingredient in over the counter products and the cosmetic ingredient review cir panel has assessed it as safe to use in personal care products.
Labels for safe use and any physical and or health hazard information.
It acts as viscosity increasing agent dispersing agent an emulsion stabilizer and a hair fixative.
Dimethicone vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer and dimethicone vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer cancer cancer.