- INCI Name:PEG-12 Dimethicone
- Ingredient Origin:Synthetic
- Functions:Foaming Agent, Surfactant, Emollient, Plasticizer, Wetting Agent, Surfactant (Nonionic), Anti-Tack Agent, Humectant, Cleansing Agent, Emulsifier
- Labeling Claims:Clean at Sephora, Ulta Beauty's Conscious Beauty
- Benefit Claims:Silky Feel, Cleansing, Moisturizing, Hair Conditioning, Skin Conditioning, Soft Feel
- Synonyms:Polysiloxanes, di-Me, 3-hydroxypropyl Me, ethoxylated
PEL-SIL™ PEG-12 has a wide range of applications in personal care products including, hair sprays and other leave-in hair products, shampoos, skin care lotions & shaving soaps. It is stable in neutral or mildly acid or alkaline aqueous solutions. Its stability is reduced by strong acid or alkali. PEL-SIL™ PEG-12 is used as a plasticizer for hair resins used in styling products. It forms dense stable foam in aqueous products and it is an effective wetting agent and emulsifier. Additionally, it imparts a soft silky feel to the hair and functions as a humectant and emollient in skin products.