Product Details
Product Description
It is a large molecular weight silicone cross-linked polymer dispersing in low viscosity dimethicone. It feels soft and moist, silkily smooth with powdery texture, non-greasy. With good spreadability and elasticity, it can cover tiny wrinkles and bring instant visually effect of wrinkles removing, meanwhile bring better moisture retention.
Added into makeup primers and foundations, it can greatly improve the spreadability of makeup, easier to apply make-up looking more skin-fitting and natural. Meanwhile it can absorb and control oil and sebum, bring a long-lasting clean make-up, reduce make-up dissolving. In skin care products, it can lower stickiness in formulas, bring a pleasant silky smoothness, and tender the skin. It can form a soft and breathable film to make the product stay longer on skin surface, enhance the moisture retention; in sunscreen products, can reduce stickiness, bring a better using feel and applying feel.
With matt effect, strong water-resistance, meanwhile due to its non-volatility, when added into formulas like lipsticks, it can avoid the dry shrinkage caused by volatile oils, and bring a better moisture feel, at the same time, be used as adhesive for powder cosmetics.
Typical Physical Properties
The numerical data based on Silok internal testing purposes only
Parameter Value
Appearance Colorless transparent to translucent gel
Silica gel content % 18.0
Refractive index nD25 1.4000±0.0050
Specific gravity /25℃ 0.95±0.01
Viscosity mPa·s/25℃ 150,000-250,000
Carrier Dimethicone
Main Advantage
1. No D5, non-volatile, non-flammable
2. Pure, colorless and odourless
3. Moisturizing, silkily smooth and soft with powder texture
Product Applications
Can be formulated into W/O, O/W or W/Si products, also for water-free products; usually applied for for the following series:
1. Skin care products
2. Makeup, sunscreen products
3. Antiperspirant and deodorant
4. Hair care products