{"id":32167,"date":"2025-12-03T12:00:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T11:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/ingredient\/peg-ppg-16-8-dimethicone\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T12:00:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T11:00:24","slug":"peg-ppg-16-8-dimethicone","status":"publish","type":"ingredient","link":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/ingredient\/peg-ppg-16-8-dimethicone\/","title":{"rendered":"PEG\/PPG-16\/8 DIMETHICONE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ingredient type: \u00a0<\/strong>SILICONE<\/p>\n<p>Silicone<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Role: PEG\/PPG-16\/8 Dimethicone is used in cosmetic products as an anti-foaming agent, emollient and conditioner. It improves skin texture and feel, leaving it soft and smooth.<\/p>\n<p>  Ingredient type: Emulsifier<\/p>\n<p> \u200d\u2695\ufe0f Safety: Yes, this ingredient is generally considered safe for topical use. However, prior skin testing is always recommended.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Vegan: Potentially, but it depends on the source and manufacturing process. Check product certification to be sure.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Please note: Being a silicone derivative, it may not be well tolerated by all skin types and may cause reactions in sensitive individuals. Used as part of PEGs, it's important to make sure it's free of residual contaminants.<\/p>\n<p>  Present in: Moisturizers, serums, lotions, hair care products and make-up.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Comedogenic rating:\u00a0<\/strong><\/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-32167","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\/32167","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=32167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}