Trifluoropropyl cyclopentasiloxane is a chemical compound containing cyclopentasiloxane and cyclomethicone, cyclic dimethylpolysiloxane, a noncrystallisable synthetic volatile silicone.

Silicones possess high chemical stability, but low biodegradability and high bioaccumulation potential.

Safety
It is an ingredient that has high bioaccumulation and persistence as well as non-reproductive organ toxicity properties. (Goussard, V., Aubry, J. M., & Nardello-Rataj, V. (2022). Bio-based alternatives to volatile silicones: Relationships between chemical structure, physicochemical properties and functional performances. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 102679.)

What it is used for and where
Cosmetics
Hair conditioning agent. A large number of ingredients with specific purposes can co-exist in a hair shampoo: cleansers, conditioners, thickeners, mattifying agents, sequestering agents, fragrances, preservatives, special additives. However, the indispensable ingredients are the cleansers and conditioners as they are necessary and sufficient for hair cleansing and manageability. The others act as commercial and non-essential auxiliaries such as: appearance, fragrance, colouring, etc. Hair conditioning agents have the task of increasing shine, manageability and volume, and reducing static electricity, especially after treatments such as colouring, ironing, waving, drying and brushing. They are, in practice, dispersing agents that may contain cationic surfactants, thickeners, emollients, polymers. The typology of hair conditioners includes: intensive conditioners, instant conditioners, thickening conditioners, drying conditioners.

Skin conditioning agent. An ingredient that is the mainstay of topical skin treatment by restoring, increasing or improving skin tolerance to external factors, including melanocyte tolerance. The most important function of the conditioning agent is to prevent skin dehydration, but the subject is rather complex and involves emollients and humectants.
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