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What is Dimethicone?

Role not confirmed

We haven't written up what this ingredient does yet. The products below feature it as a key ingredient.

Anything to watch out for?

Some products' ingredient lists mark this ingredient as below. If a mark's reason fits your skin, it is the ingredient to weigh in those products.

This ingredient is on pore-clogging ingredient lists, which matters most for skin that breaks out easily.
Marked this way on 14 products.

Each mark comes from matching the product's full ingredient list against lists for fragrance, labeled fragrance allergens, drying alcohols, essential oils, fungal acne, pore clogging, and pregnancy caution.

Which products feature it?

3 of the 2320 products we've checked feature this as a key ingredient. Products that disclose a concentration or list it near the top of the ingredient list come first.

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  • It's made for a smoother skin texture and better hydration.

    Key Dimethicone (#2 on the ingredient list), Niacinamide, Adenosine

    8 claims, summarized
    Only partly backed:
    a smoother skin texture · better hydration · better barrier support
    Don't count on:
    firmer skin
    See each claim

    Claims, checked

    • Delicately refines rough and lifted dead skin cells to make the skin's natural texture even smoother and more refined,plausible, not tested
    • Leaves abundant moisture while removing unnecessary oiliness. The refreshing watery gel texture softly penetrates the skin, providing a comfortable skin condition without burden throughout the day.plausible, not tested
    • Hwajalmeok Moisture Barrier Cream providing powerful moisturization and barrier carepartly backed
    • Immediately after use, skin dead cell improvement 71%*partly backed
    • After 2 weeks of use, moisture barrier density improvement 117%partly backed
    • Deep moisturization in 30 layers of the stratum corneum 630%overstated
    • Barrier Glue Complex™ densely fills the gaps between damaged skin barriers, completing a more resilient skin base and helping makeup blend seamlessly and naturally afterwards.no supporting source found
    • Combining 5 types of K-heritage plant fermented extracts with exclusive ingredients from the Skin Perfecting line, it is a unique ingredient exclusive to Yunjac that maintains a comfortable and seamless skin base over time.nothing specific to check
  • It's made for better hydration and better barrier support.

    Key Dimethicone (#10 on the ingredient list), Myristoyl/Palmitoyl Oxostearamide/Arachamide MEA, Bisabolol

    26 claims, summarized
    You can expect:
    better hydration
    Only partly backed:
    better barrier support · calmer skin
    Free of:
    the ingredients it lists
    Tests passed:
    hypoallergenic · non-comedogenic · skin irritation
    See each claim

    Claims, checked

    • Free of 10 harmful ingredientsbacked by evidence
    • Moisturizing power 3 out of 5 levelsbacked by evidence
    • Low-irritation settling creamplausible, not tested
    • The Soothing Cream is a low-irritation skin-friendly cream recommended for slightly dry, combination, and sensitive skin.plausible, not tested
    • If you prefer a refreshing feel, we recommend the Soothing Cream.plausible, not tested
    • Recommended skin: combination·moisture-deficient oily skinplausible, not tested
    • Refreshing spreadability with a rich moisture feelplausible, not tested
    • MILD CARE FOR SENSITIVE & DRY SKINplausible, not tested
    • A low-irritation skin-friendly cream that helps strengthen the skin barrierpartly backed
    • Skin sensitivity improved by 54%partly backed
    • Soothes damaged skin 2.3 timespartly backed
    • Barrier surface moisture improved by 344%partly backed
    • With just one use, skin sensitivity improved by 54%partly backed
    • 2.3 times faster immediate soothing effect on skin damaged by external irritationpartly backed
    • Immediate surface·inner moisture improvement effectpartly backed
    • After product use, surface moisture improved by 344%partly backed
    • After product use, inner moisture improved by 305%partly backed
    • After 2 weeks of cumulative use, skin moisturization improved by 62.39%partly backed
    • Low-irritation reassuring formulapartly backed
    • Hypoallergenic test completedpartly backed
    • Low-irritation test completedpartly backed
    • Non-comedogenic test completedpartly backed
    • Even sensitive skin, irritation worry ZEROoverstated
    • Zeroid products are developed so that even sensitive skin can use them, and all ages from infants·young children to adults can use them with peace of mind.overstated
    • All Zeroid products are mildly acidic, similar to a healthy skin barrier (pH5.5). There are slight differences per product, but they are made in the pH4.5~6.5 range.no supporting source found
    • Settles comfortably on sensitive skinnothing specific to check

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