Cosmetic ingredient dictionary
Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone in cosmetics: what it is and what it does
Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone is a cosmetic ingredient that lets oil and water mix, so the product can wash dirt away. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 38 products, most often foundations.
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What does Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone do in a product?
In a cosmetic product, Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone lets oil and water mix, so the product can wash dirt away, keeps the skin in good condition, and makes hair easier to comb, softer or shinier. The EU’s CosIng database lists these jobs for it: surfactant, skin conditioning and hair conditioning.
What other names and numbers does Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone have?
- CosIng reference
- 57051
Which products contain Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone?
Open Beauty Facts finds Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone in the ingredient lists of 38 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often foundations, face makeup and deodorants.
Products with it, by country of sale: United States 25 · Norway 7 · France 5 · Spain 1.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone turns up, not how much of the market it is.
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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’.
- European Commission: CosIng cosmetic ingredient database (functions, description, EU annex entry)
- Open Beauty Facts: product database, 77,506 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
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