DIMETHICONE || Skin Deep® Cosmetics Database

DIMETHICONE

Score	Data: Limited
CAS	9006-65-9
moisturizer (815 products)
facial moisturizer/ treatment (623 products)
eye shadow (547 products)
anti-aging (506 products)
nail polish (457 products)
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DIMETHICONE

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Health concerns of ingredient
About the ratings
Cancer	no information
Developmental & reproductive toxicity	no information
Allergies & immunotoxicity	no information
Use restrictions
Contamination concerns: none
Other MODERATE concerns: Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
Other LOW concerns: Ecotoxicology, Data gaps

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EWG provides information on personal care product ingredients from the published scientific literature, to supplement incomplete data available from companies and the government. The ratings below indicate the relative level of concern posed by exposure to the ingredients in this product - not the product itself - compared to other product formulations. The ratings reflect potential health hazards but do not account for the level of exposure or individual susceptibility, factors which determine actual health risks, if any. Learn more | Legal Disclaimer

Function/use(s): Antifoaming Agent; Skin-Conditioning Agent - Occlusive; Skin Protectant; EMOLLIENT; SKIN CONDITIONING; SKIN PROTECTING

About DIMETHICONE: Dimethicone (also called polymethylsiloxane) is a silicon-based polymer used as a lubricant and conditioning agent.

Synonym(s): DIMETHYL SILICONE; HIGHLY POLYMERIZED METHYL POLYSILOXANE; METHYL POLYSILOXANE; SILICONE L-45; DIMETHICONE COPOLYOL; DC 1664; DIMETHICONE 350; DIMETICONE; DOW CORNING 1664; MIRASIL DM 20; VISCASIL 5M

Use restrictions
type of concern	product conditions	reference
Recommended restricted in cosmetics - use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - Product type restrictions or differences noted in safety assessment by industry panel		Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
type of concern	product conditions	reference
Classified as expected to be toxic or harmful		Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Ecotoxicology

type of concern

product conditions

reference

Suspected to be an environmental toxin and be persistent or bioaccumulative

Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Data gaps
type of concern	product conditions	reference
Risk assessment method deficiencies and data gaps - Maximum reported "as used" concentration is basis of safety assessment by industry safety panel (Cosmetic Ingredient Review, CIR) - implicit safe concentration limit in product		Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments
170 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical see search results ->		PubMed

Multiple, additive exposure sources
type of concern	product conditions	reference
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food		FDA Food Additive Status
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food		FDA Everything Added to Food

Persistence and bioaccumulation
type of concern	product conditions	reference
Not suspected to be bioaccumulative		Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Government, industry, academic studies and classifications
government/industry list/academic study	appears on list as	classification(s)
FDA Food Additive Status	DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANE	• AF • REG • ZERO - In milk -173.340 • 110 ppm - In dry gelatin dessert mixes • 250 ppm In salt for cooking purposes • 10 ppm - In other food in its ready-for-consumption state • 145.180(a) • Cnd Pineapple • 146.185(a) • Cnd Pineapple Juice
Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments	DIMETHICONE	QQQ01,QQQ11,QQQ38; M-, D-, R+
FDA Everything Added to Food	DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANE	• ASP
Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments	DIMETHICONE COPOLYOL	QQQ01,QQQ11; X
Environment Canada Domestic Substance List	DIMETHICONE	Y-Categorization,,,Y-Persistent,,Y-AquaticTox,,,,

references
government/industry list/academic study	reference
FDA Food Additive Status	FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) 2006. Food Additive Status List. Downloaded from http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/%7Edms/opa-appa.html, Oct 16, 2006.
Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments	CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review). 2006. CIR Compendium, containing abstracts, discussions, and conclusions of CIR cosmetic ingredient safety assessments. Washington DC.
FDA Everything Added to Food	FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration). 2008. EAFUS [Everything Added to Food]: A Food Additive Database. FDA Office of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
Environment Canada Domestic Substance List	EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.