Silicones (dimethicone, cyclopentasiloxane)
What is Silicones?
Film-forming ingredients that give the slip and blur of primers and base makeup. Excluded by many clean-beauty retailer lists, and some cyclic silicones face EU restriction, so check both the retailer list and the regulation.
At a glance
- Category
- Ingredients
- Also known as
- dimethicone, cyclopentasiloxane · 실리콘
- Korean term
- 실리콘
- Last reviewed
- July 23, 2026
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