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How we decideDimethicone is vegan. It is a synthetic silicone polymer with no animal tissue or fat in its production route.
Dimethicone is a fluid or semi-solid polymer with a backbone of alternating silicon and oxygen atoms and methyl side groups.
Ingredient Data
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Polydimethylsiloxane; PDMS
Dimethicone is a synthetic silicone polymer produced through organosilicon chemistry.
Primers, moisturizers, hair conditioners, antiperspirants and skin protectants.
Dimethicone and polydimethylsiloxane refer to the same synthetic polymer. The methyl groups are part of its chemical structure and do not signal an animal oil.
No. Dimethicone is an organosilicon polymer, while silica or silicon dioxide is a mineral compound with a separate ingredient identity.