SPF Scout · Ingredient
PEG-8 Dimethicone
What this ingredient generally does
A silicone-based helper that lets oil and water mix and can work as a cleansing agent. It keeps the formula's oily and watery parts blended and helps lift away oils.
Reviewed before publication. This note describes function in a formulation — nothing else.
Published formulations that list this ingredient
These are the formulations currently published in the SPF Scout catalog whose stored ingredient declaration includes this ingredient. It is not a list of every product on the market, and the order carries no meaning.
Equate Equate Sunscreen Tanning Oil With Coconut Oil SPF 6
SPF 6 as labeled · U.S. formulation
Walgreens Creal Zink Sunscreen SPF 50
SPF 50 as labeled · U.S. formulation
Walgreens Walgreens Dark Tanning Oil Sunscreen
U.S. formulation
Walgreens Walgreens SunscreenSPF 70
U.S. formulation
Checking this against your own list
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Where this information comes from
Ingredient names, CAS numbers and recorded functions come from SPF Scout’s curated ingredient dictionary, grounded in CosIng, the European Commission’s Cosmetic Ingredient Database. Content © European Union, reused with acknowledgement.