Cyclomethicone is a generic name for a mixture of cyclic dimethyl polysiloxane compounds that conform to the formula, where n has a value between 4 and 6.
How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 52 list it before the 1% line and 16 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
12 of 66 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 66
MoroccanoilMoroccanoil Treatment Original 100ml (with Pump)
MoroccanoilMoroccanoil Treatment Light 50ml/100ml (with Pump)
MoroccanoilMoroccanoil Treatment Light 100ml (with Pump)
MoroccanoilMoroccanoil Treatment Purple 50ml (with Pump)
MoroccanoilMoroccanoil Intense Smoothing Serum
MoroccanoilMoroccanoil Moroccanoil Treatment Light
MoroccanoilMoroccanoil Moroccanoil Treatment Original
MoroccanoilMoroccanoil Moroccanoil Treatment Purple
ErborianCC Red Correct 15ml/45ml
CharmzoneCharmzone Top Class Lifting Ampoule
CharmzoneCharmzone ChamCell Prestige BB Cream (SPF30/PA++)
Supergoop!Supergoop! City Sunscreen Serum SPF 30
Definition
Cyclomethicone is a generic name for a mixture of cyclic dimethyl polysiloxane compounds that conform to the formula, where n has a value between 4 and 6.
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Restriction Entry 1388 of Annex II corresponds to D4 (Cyclotetrasiloxane). If Cyclomethicone contains D4 then entry II/1388 applies. Restricted under COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2024/1328. 1. Shall not be placed on the market (a) as a substance on its own; (b) as a constituent of other substances; or (c) in mixtures; in a concentration equal to or greater than 0,1 % by weight of the respective substance after 6 June 2026. [...] 3. By way of derogation: (a) for D4 and D5 in wash-off cosmetic products, paragraph 1, point (c), shall apply after 31 January 2020. For the purposes of this point, “wash-off cosmetic products” means cosmetic products as defined in Article 2(1), point (a), of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (*1) that, under normal conditions of use, are washed off with water after application; (b) for all cosmetic products other than the ones mentioned in paragraph 3(a), paragraph 1 shall apply after 6 June 2027. · SCCS opinion: Opinion on Cyclomethicone: D4 and D5; Opinion on Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4)
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: Safety assessment of Cyclomethicone, Cyclotetrasiloxane, Cyclopentasiloxane, Cyclohexasiloxane and Cycloheptasiloxane
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Cyclomethicone
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name シクロメチコン: 本品は、次の化学式で表される環状ジメチルシロキサン化合物である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 540-97-6
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 541-02-6
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 556-67-2
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 69430-24-6
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 69430-24-6 / 556-67-2 / 541-02-6 / 540-97-6
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 208-762-8
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 208-764-9
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 209-136-7
Related literature
- Sustained release of the HIV microbicides maraviroc and emtricitabine from modified silicone elastomer vaginal gels · 2012
- Effectiveness of isopropyl myristate/cyclomethicone D5 solution of removing cuticular hydrocarbons from human head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) · 2012
- Safety Assessment of Cyclomethicone, Cyclotetrasiloxane, Cyclopentasiloxane, Cyclohexasiloxane, and Cycloheptasiloxane · 2011
- STORM OVER SILICONES · 2011
- Effects of silicone emulsifiers on in vitro skin permeation of sunscreens from cosmetic emulsions. · 2004
Linked databases 10
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2 3
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)