EWG Skin Deep® | What is DIMETHICONE/ VINYL DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER

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Dimethicone/ Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer

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Other Concerns

Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)

SYNONYMS

● DIMETHICONE/ VINYL DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER

● DIMETHICONE/VINYL DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER

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Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation

Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer is a copolymer of dimethylpolysiloxanecrosslinked with vinyl dimethylpolysiloxane.

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
LOW

Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

concealer	482 products
foundation	442 products
lipstick	238 products
eye shadow	121 products
bronzer/highlighter	105 products
daily use with SPF	83 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	67 products
makeup primer	65 products
blush	45 products
setting powder/spray	40 products
lip gloss	29 products
moisturizer	24 products
recreational sunscreen	22 products
BB cream	20 products
serums & essences	20 products
facial powder	18 products
around-eye cream	18 products
brow liner	13 products
mask	12 products
CC cream	10 products
eye liner	8 products
mascara	6 products
lip liner	5 products
	5 products
hair styling aide	5 products
anti-aging	5 products
lip balm	2 products
hair treatment/serum	2 products
hair color and bleaching	2 products
hair spray	2 products
body art	2 products
conditioner	2 products
baby sunscreen	1 products
tanning oil	1 products
shampoo	1 products
exfoliant/scrub	1 products
body firming lotion	1 products
sunless tanning	1 products

Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Limited evidence of skin irritation	Open scientific literature

Informational

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Industry or government recommendations for safe use: restrictions on concentration, impurities, product types, or manufacturing methods - any	Open scientific literature

Data gaps

CONCERN	REFERENCE
0 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical	NLM PubMed

Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.

Understanding scores

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Every product and ingredient in Skin Deep gets a two-part score – one for hazard and one for data availability. The safest products score well by both measures, with a low hazard rating and a fair or better data availability rating.

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Hazard score

The Skin Deep ingredient hazard score, from 1 to 10, reflects known and suspected hazards linked to the ingredients. The EWG VERIFIED^® mark means a product meets EWG’s strictest criteria for transparency and health.

Data availability

The Skin Deep data availability rating reflects the number of scientific studies about the product or ingredient in the published scientific literature.

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