{"id":28594,"date":"2025-12-03T11:14:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T10:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/ingredient\/polysilicone-16\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T11:14:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T10:14:13","slug":"polysilicone-16","status":"publish","type":"ingredient","link":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/ingredient\/polysilicone-16\/","title":{"rendered":"POLYSILICONE-16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredient type: SILICONE<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Role: POLYSILICONE-16 is used as a conditioning agent in cosmetic products. It improves the texture and application of products on skin and hair, providing a soft feel without greasy residue.<\/p>\n<p>  Ingredient type: Silicone<\/p>\n<p> \u200d\u2695\ufe0f Safety: Yes, this ingredient is generally safe when used in accordance with cosmetics recommendations.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Vegan: Yes, it's generally considered vegan because it's synthetically produced and doesn't come from animal sources.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 To know: POLYSILICONE-16 is prized for its ability to create a light, breathable film on the skin, helping to protect and smooth the skin surface. It is unlikely to cause irritation, but as with any ingredient, a skin test is recommended.<\/p>\n<p>  Present in: Often used in creams, lotions, hair products, and some make-up products for its smoothing and texture-enhancing properties.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":""},"class_list":["post-28594","ingredient","type-ingredient","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":[],"comment_info":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ingredient\/28594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ingredient"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ingredient"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}