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.
Vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer safe.
The vcrp and council data were available for.
Nov 2015 description.
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.
Dimethicone vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer and dimethicone crosspolymer have the greatest number of uses at 457 and 442 respectively.
Dimethicone and dimethicone vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer issue date.
Some studies have found it to soothe and help improve chronic hand dermatitis and to help reduce inflammation and irritation.
Dimethicone vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer and dimethicone vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer cancer cancer.
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 vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer dimethicone vinyl dimethicone crosspolymers are flexible silicon polymers consisting of dimethicone copolymers that are crosslinked.
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.
It is used in deodorants makeup skin and hair care products.
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.
It acts as viscosity increasing agent dispersing agent an emulsion stabilizer and a hair fixative.
Vinyl dimethicone methicone silsesquioxane crosspolymer is a copolymer of methiconesilsesquioxane crosslinked with vinyl dimethylpolysiloxane.
Ingredients linked to cancer in government industry or academic studies or assessments.
Dimethicone is listed as a low hazard ingredient in the skin deep database which i take with a grain of salt anyway.
Crosspolymer content 14 viscosity mpa s 30 000 refractive index 25 c 1 400 how to use brb sg 506 is recommended.
The panel concluded that these dimethicone crosspolymer ingredients are safe in the current practices of use.