Silicone gels can be regarded as discrete cross-linked silicone elastomer gel particles dispersed in a carrier fluid, and can be used as effective rheological thickeners for low molecular weight silicone fluids added to skin care products and In color cosmetic products, it can provide a mild initial feel of low relative molecular weight silicone fluid, and can provide a film-forming feel, while maintaining the high viscosity of skin care and color cosmetics products.
Some commonly used moisturizing agents such as glycerin, etc., when added in large amounts in skin care products and color cosmetics products, will produce a greasy feeling, which makes the products difficult to distribute and spread on the skin; while panthenol or niacinamide, etc. are used in skin care products and color cosmetics products. When adding a large amount, it will produce a sticky feeling. In order to improve the spreadability and refreshing feeling of skin care products and color cosmetics products, it is generally necessary to add low molecular weight silicone fluids to impart dry, smooth and uniform touch to cosmetic compositions and to increase visual gloss. However, low molecular weight silicone fluids impart the desired properties to the composition, while their volatile and low viscosity properties make them less likely to remain in the formulation, easy to separate, and may even flow uncontrolled during use. over the skin, limiting its application in cosmetic compositions. If common thickeners are used to increase solution viscosity and slow the evaporative loss of volatile low molecular weight silicone fluids, it may reduce the spreadability of the silicone fluid and leave a severe greasy feel to the skin.
Silicone gel for cosmetics can be regarded as an effective thickener for low molecular weight siloxane fluids, providing unique dry and silky skin feel, so it has become a potential daily chemical raw material and has a good market application prospect.