You should know
What it is
Explained
Methyl Trimethicone is a type of silicone. It is a solvent and emulsifier.
Solvents are used to keep ingredients together in a product. They can help dissolve ingredients to stable bases or help evenly distribute ingredients throughout the product.
Emulsifiers help stabilize a product. It does this by preventing certain ingredients from separating.
Methyl Trimethicone does not get absorbed into the skin.
People also like: Squalane, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate
People also dislike: Dimethicone, Niacinamide, Glycerin
Methyl Trimethicone is a rare cosmetic ingredient, with about 1.3% of the products in our database containing it.
What it does:
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Where it's used
Methyl Trimethicone is most often found as ingredient number 5 within an ingredient list.
These are the categories of products that use Methyl Trimethicone the most:
References
Products with Methyl Trimethicone
CosIng Data
- CosIng ID: 58116
- INCI Name: METHYL TRIMETHICONE
- EC #: Â -
- All Functions: Hair Conditioning, Skin Conditioning, Solvent
