Simethicone

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Simethicone is a widely used ingredient in cosmetics, personal care, and skincare formulations. Depending on its function, it may serve as a moisturizer, preservative, emulsifier, or active ingredient to enhance the overall effectiveness and performance of a product.

Simethicone (Wikipedia)

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Simeticone (INN), also known as simethicone (USAN), is an anti-foaming agent used to reduce bloating, discomfort or pain caused by excessive gas.

Simeticone
Clinical data

Trade names	Infacol, Wind-eze, WindSetlers, many others
Other names	simethicone (USAN US)
AHFS/Drugs.com	Monograph
Pregnancy category	C
Routes of administration	Oral
ATC code	A03AX13 (WHO)
Legal status
Legal status	US: OTC
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability	None
Protein binding	0%
Metabolism	Not metabolized
Elimination half-life	N/A
Excretion	Feces
Identifiers
IUPAC name Poly(dimethylsiloxane), silicon dioxide
CAS Number	8050-81-5^Y
PubChem CID	6433516
DrugBank	DB09512^Y
ChemSpider	None
ChEMBL	ChEMBL1200838^N
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID00904918
ECHA InfoCard	100.107.016
Chemical and physical data
Formula	(C₂H₆OSi)_n · (SiO₂)_m
Molar mass	Variable
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