Cyclomethicone
INCI name: Cyclomethicone
Cyclomethicone is classed in the EU CosIng database as skin conditioning (emollient), hair conditioning and solvent. Piel groups it with silicones.
What it does
- skin conditioning (emollient)
- hair conditioning
- solvent
CosIng definition
Cyclomethicone is a generic name for a mixture of cyclic dimethyl polysiloxane compounds that conform to the formula, where n has a value between 4 and 6.
How Piel groups it
Piel's knowledge base files Cyclomethicone under:
- silicones
Found in 342 products in Piel's catalogue.
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Identifiers
- INCI name
- Cyclomethicone
- CAS number
- 69430-24-6 / 556-67-2 / 541-02-6 / 540-97-6
- EC number
- 209-136-7 / 208-764-9 / 208-762-8
- CosIng reference
- 33101