Diphenylsiloxy Phenyl Trimethicone in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

What does Diphenylsiloxy Phenyl Trimethicone do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Diphenylsiloxy Phenyl Trimethicone keeps the skin in good condition, makes hair easier to comb, softer or shinier and stops foam forming. The EU’s CosIng database lists these jobs for it: skin conditioning, hair conditioning and antifoaming.

What other names and numbers does Diphenylsiloxy Phenyl Trimethicone have?

CosIng reference

55863

Which products contain Diphenylsiloxy Phenyl Trimethicone?

Open Beauty Facts finds Diphenylsiloxy Phenyl Trimethicone in the ingredient lists of 6 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often body care, body milks and face makeup.

• Body care1
• Body milks1
• Face makeup1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 2 · United States 1 · Norway 1 · Romania 1.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Diphenylsiloxy Phenyl Trimethicone turns up, not how much of the market it is.

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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