SILICONES 71
Ingredients focus: the latest silicone products
n Richard Scott – Editor, Personal Care
There has been an increasing number of ingredients claiming to offer an alternative to silicones in formulations. While they undoubtedly offer some excellent attributes there is still debate as to whether any ingredient can truly match silicones in terms of sensory quality. Walking around a trade show, it will be possible to hear heartfelt, genuine arguments on both sides of the debate.
What is not debatable is the fact
silicones really can deliver a wide range of high quality aesthetics as well as an enormous number of other important attributes to all areas of personal care. Following is a selection of some of the latest silicone ingredients available on the market.
Silicone ingredients Dow has recently globally launched Dowsil EP-9610 Cosmetic Powder. Formulators will benefit from processing ease for a wide range of colour and skin care product applications and deliver against consumer demands for silky, smooth aesthetics, sebum control and a matte finish. Key ingredient benefits include: Easy processing due to low agglomeration
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properties, spherical silicone shape and low hardness level to deliver smoother spread- ability and less clumping. Dowsil EP-9610 Cosmetic Powder can also be added directly to oil-phase ingredients without premixing in another fluid. Control of texture variation and viscosity
through powder dosage is another benefit. Dowsil EP-9610 Cosmetic Powder gives formulators the choice of thickening or changing the texture of their creation. Reduced risk during the formulation process with less projection hazards than other powder materials. It offers versatility to create products
across a variety of applications and textures such as loose and compact powders, oils, solid, gel/paste or liquid form. Potential applications include skin, colour, sun, hair care, and antiperspirant categories. The majority of today’s cosmetics contain silicone elastomer powders and gels due to their positive sensory attributes. While the powder appeals to formulators for its easy processing and application versatility, Dowsil EP-9610 Cosmetic Powder also provides ultimate beauty benefits that consumers seek such as an optimal sensory experience and matte finish.
Consumers desire soft and silky skin care and cosmetic products that absorb oil without clumping or tackiness. The formula gives the final product a velvety and bouncy feel with moderate sebum control and optical blurring effects.
In a constantly moving and sophisticated market, manufacturers need specific formulations to create softer and smoother textures, new colours and new sensations that are safe, convenient, effective, and feel good.
Elkem have been developing and
producing their full-range line of Mirasil silicone chemistries since 1995 to serve this specialist segment. Elkem experts in laboratories and production centres on four continents track trends and work closely with international and local manufacturers to produce cost-effective, safe, high-quality, high-purity and easy-to-use silicone products that deliver the features they are looking for. Elkem’s Mirasil line of silicones are used to condition and protect hair, to provide a soft and silky touch for skin care and sun creams, a soft and dry feel for deodorants and uniform coverage and colour for cosmetics.
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