Cyclomethicone
Cyclomethicone is a cosmetic ingredient used as a skin conditioning - emollient, hair conditioning agent. It appears in about 1% of cosmetic products in our 90,000+ product dataset. It carries no restriction under the EU Cosmetics Regulation annexes. PubMed carries 24 studies of its skin or topical use.
| INCI name | CYCLOMETHICONE |
| Function | SKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT, HAIR CONDITIONING, SOLVENT |
| 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 |
| Prevalence | 527 products (0.57% of dataset) |
| Most used in | Skincare |
| EU status | No annex restriction |
| Scientific studies | 24 on PubMed (skin/cosmetic/topical) |
| Monthly searches | 1,600 |
Used in
General Moisturizers 17.8%Sunscreens 16.1%Serums 5.3%Foundations 5.1%BB, CC, Tinted Moisturizers 4.9%Eye Moisturizers 4.6%
Frequently asked
- What does Cyclomethicone do in skincare?
- Cyclomethicone functions as a skin conditioning - emollient, hair conditioning agent in cosmetic formulas.
- What products contain Cyclomethicone?
- It is most commonly found in Skincare products, especially general moisturizers (17.8% of its uses).
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