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Dimethiconol

Our database includes 1255 products that contain Dimethiconol.

Explained

Dimethiconol is a silicone that resembles the popular dimethicone. Like other silicones, it is an emollient. Emollients create a thin film on skin to prevent moisture from escaping.

This ingredient helps to create a silky texture and improve spreadability. Due to its high molecular weight and thickness, it is often combined with cyclopentasiloxane.

People also like: Dimethicone, Trehalose, Cyclopentasiloxane

People also dislike: Dimethicone, Niacinamide, Hyaluronic Acid

Dimethiconol is a rare cosmetic ingredient, with about 2.9% of the products in our database containing it.

What it does:

Emollient, Moisturising

Community Stats

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Often have the following skin types:

Combination Sensitive

Usually have one or more of the following skin concerns:

Dryness • Fine Lines • Wrinkles • Redness

Where it's used

Dimethiconol is most often found as ingredient number 16 within an ingredient list.

These are the categories of products that use Dimethiconol the most:

CosIng Data

  • CosIng ID: 75588
  • INCI Name: DIMETHICONOL
  • All Functions: Antifoaming, Emollient, Moisturising
What is CosIng?

CosIng is the European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients.

SkinSort uses CosIng to source some of it's data on ingredient names and functions.