Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer
Synthetic Polymer
A silicone-based crosslinked polymer used to improve texture, provide a soft-focus effect, and enhance wear. Due to its persistent synthetic polymer structure and limited environmental degradation, it is classified as Use with Caution despite a favorable human safety profile.
Why Oh Daisey rates it this way
A silicone-based crosslinked polymer used to improve texture, provide a soft-focus effect, and enhance wear. Due to its persistent synthetic polymer structure and limited environmental degradation, it is classified as Use with Caution despite a favorable human safety profile.
What it does
Film Former; Texture Enhancer; Blurring Agent
How to read this rating
This rating reflects the Oh Daisey ingredient standard and the evidence currently available for cosmetic use. Product safety can also depend on concentration, exposure route, formulation, manufacturing quality, and individual sensitivity.