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Beauty ingredient · Silicone

Cyclomethicone

A blend of cyclic silicones (mostly D5 and D6).

  • Cyclic silicone (D4/D5/D6)
  • Silicone
  • Expert review pending
Moderate concern Level 2 of 4 How concern levels work

Strong evidence of harm at high intake, emerging evidence of harm, or a common allergen or irritant. The concern level sets how many points cyclomethicone costs on a product’s receipt.

What the evidence says

  • Very persistent in the environmentRegulatory

    Restricted in the EU (0.1%) in wash-off cosmetics since 2020 and in other cosmetics from 6 June 2027 because they persist and build up in the environment. [1][2]

Evidence tiers say how sure the evidence is, separately from how much it matters. About evidence tiers.

Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (1)
  • cyclomethicone

Sources

  1. Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/35 of 10 January 2018 amending Annex XVII to REACH as regards D4 and D5

    European Union (Official Journal) · Jan 10, 2018 · Law

    “Shall not be placed on the market in wash-off cosmetic products in a concentration equal to or greater than 0,1 % by weight of either substance, after 31 January 2020.”

    eur-lex.europa.eu

  2. Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/1328 of 16 May 2024 amending Annex XVII to REACH as regards D4, D5 and D6

    European Union (Official Journal) · May 16, 2024 · Law

    “for all cosmetic products other than the ones mentioned in paragraph 3(a), paragraph 1 shall apply after 6 June 2027”

    eur-lex.europa.eu