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Lauryl PEG/PPG-18/18 Methicone in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

Lauryl PEG/PPG-18/18 Methicone is a cosmetic ingredient that keeps the skin in good condition. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 9 products, most often hair care.

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What does Lauryl PEG/PPG-18/18 Methicone do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Lauryl PEG/PPG-18/18 Methicone keeps the skin in good condition. The EU’s CosIng database lists this job for it: skin conditioning.

skin conditioning

What is Lauryl PEG/PPG-18/18 Methicone?

Lauryl PEG/PPG-18/18 Methicone is an alkoxylated derivative of Lauryl Methicone containing an average of 18 moles of ethylene oxide and 18 moles of propylene oxide.

CosIng reference
57048

Which products contain Lauryl PEG/PPG-18/18 Methicone?

Open Beauty Facts finds Lauryl PEG/PPG-18/18 Methicone in the ingredient lists of 9 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often hair care, sunscreen and hair conditioners.

  • Hair care2
  • Sunscreen1
  • Hair conditioners1
  • Face makeup1
  • Foundations1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 5 · Germany 1 · Switzerland 1 · Belgium 1.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Lauryl PEG/PPG-18/18 Methicone 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’.

  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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