EWG Safety Score
2
Low
What Is Caprylyl Methicone?
Clinical Evidence & References
Published Research
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BRB Caprylyl Methicone - provides superior emollience, detackification, and smoothness for cosmetic formulations BRB Caprylyl Methicone - provides superior emollience
How widely it's used
2.2%
of skincare products contain this ingredient
— placing it in the top 25% of most-used ingredients.
Most common in:
Sunscreens
Moisturisers
Regulatory information
Standardised cosmetic-ingredient identifiers used by regulators.
Show identifiers
- INCI Name
- CAPRYLYL METHICONE
- EC Number
- 241-881-3
- Function
- Skin Conditioning
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