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BIS-AMINOPROPYL DIMETHICONE

Conditioning agentSynthetic

Appears in 2 scanned products.

A silicone polymer modified with amino groups, part of the broader family of amodimethicones used in hair care.

Why it’s used

Provides slip, softness, and shine to hair, and helps reduce breakage during combing by coating the hair shaft.

What the evidence says

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Look it up yourself

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  • PubChemwhat the substance is, chemically — names, synonyms and structure
  • PubMedevery paper indexed by the US National Library of Medicine that names it

These are starting points, not our findings — we haven’t run them for you. A substance whose name is also an ordinary word (“Heart”, “Alanine”, “Water”) will return papers that are not about the ingredient at all.

Context

Used in rinse-off and leave-on hair products alike, typically at low percentages. Silicones of this kind sit on the hair surface rather than penetrating skin, which limits systemic exposure concerns.

Insufficient dataToo little has been studied to say either way.

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