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 crosspolymer safe.
Dimethicone vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer dimethicone vinyl dimethicone crosspolymers are flexible silicon polymers consisting of dimethicone copolymers that are crosslinked.
Dimethicone and dimethicone vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer issue date.
Ingredients linked to cancer in government industry or academic.
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 crosspolymer have the greatest number of uses at 457 and 442 respectively.
The panel concluded that these dimethicone crosspolymer ingredients are safe in the current practices of use.
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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 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.
It acts as viscosity increasing agent dispersing agent an emulsion stabilizer and a hair fixative.
Vinyl dimethicone methicone silsesquioxane crosspolymer and vinyl dimethicone methicone silsesquioxane crosspolymer.
Nov 2015 description.
It is used in deodorants makeup skin and hair care products.
The vcrp and council data were available for.
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 vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer cancer cancer.
Vinyl dimethicone methicone silsesquioxane crosspolymer is a copolymer of methiconesilsesquioxane crosslinked with vinyl dimethylpolysiloxane.
Dimethicone is listed as a low hazard ingredient in the skin deep database which i take with a grain of salt anyway.