Ingredient
Cyclopentasiloxane
A light, fast-evaporating silicone used to help a product spread easily without leaving a heavy feel.
What it is there to do
Emollient
Softens and smooths by filling gaps between skin cells.
Solvent
Dissolves and carries the other ingredients.
Where this comes up
The notes BeautySignal puts beside this ingredient when it is on a label.
- Contains silicones
This product contains silicones, which are used to give a smooth feel and to help a formula spread.
Why we mention it
Silicones are a frequent preference filter. There is no regulatory restriction behind this flag, so it is marked informational.
What we don't know
- Where it comes from — plant, mineral, synthetic — isn't recorded.
- No published rule in our reference names it. That is about the rules, not safety.
- How much of it is used in any particular product. We hold no concentrations at all.
This is information about an ingredient, not medical advice, and not a judgement about any product that contains it. Back to the reference.