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Bis-PEG/PPG-16/16 PEG/PPG-16/16 Dimethicone in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

Bis-PEG/PPG-16/16 PEG/PPG-16/16 Dimethicone is a cosmetic ingredient that softens and smooths the skin. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 7 products, most often moist wipes.

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What does Bis-PEG/PPG-16/16 PEG/PPG-16/16 Dimethicone do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Bis-PEG/PPG-16/16 PEG/PPG-16/16 Dimethicone softens and smooths the skin, lets oil and water mix, so the product can wash dirt away, and keeps oil and water mixed. The EU’s CosIng database lists these jobs for it: emollient, surfactant, emulsifying and skin conditioning.

emollientsurfactantemulsifyingskin conditioning

What is Bis-PEG/PPG-16/16 PEG/PPG-16/16 Dimethicone?

Bis-PEG/PPG-16/16 PEG/PPG-16/16 Dimethicone is a derivate of Dimethicone containing an alkoxylated side chain with an average of 16 moles of ethylene oxide and 16 moles of propylene oxide, and end-blocked with an average of 16moles of ethylene oxide and 16 moles of propylene oxide.

CosIng reference
54705

Which products contain Bis-PEG/PPG-16/16 PEG/PPG-16/16 Dimethicone?

Open Beauty Facts finds Bis-PEG/PPG-16/16 PEG/PPG-16/16 Dimethicone in the ingredient lists of 7 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often moist wipes, baby wipes and makeup.

  • Moist wipes2
  • Baby wipes2
  • Makeup1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 4 · Italy 1 · Norway 1 · Australia 1.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Bis-PEG/PPG-16/16 PEG/PPG-16/16 Dimethicone turns up, not how much of the market it is.

On these listsSurfactants and cleansersEmollientsEmulsifiers

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Sources

The job, the description and the EU annex entry are CosIng’s; the fragrance allergens are the EU Annex III names Bravoora’s label checker reads; the product counts are Open Beauty Facts’.

  1. European Commission: CosIng cosmetic ingredient database (functions, description, EU annex entry)
  2. Open Beauty Facts: product database, 77,506 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL

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