"No silicone oil, no irritation!" "Natural extracts must be better than chemicals!" In recent years, the silicone oil added to traditional shampoos can clog pores, cause hair loss, and even caus......
2023-01-17Innospec's Dimethisil DM-5 and Dimethisil DM-6 are recommended as alternatives to D6 in hair and skin products, as solvents for active ingredients and as thinners for silicone rubber and elastomers.......
2023-01-16Due to these limitations, most silicone alternatives have been designed to replace D4/D5. Without having to rule out silicone products, Innospec recommends that Volasil 8100 (INCI: dimethicone, trisil......
2023-01-13Cyclopentasiloxane (D5) can also be harmful to the environment, and the European Commission published an update in January 2018 amending Annex XVII to REACH Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006. After Januar......
2023-01-12However, concerns have been raised about its toxicity and environmental impact, and it is now recognized that cyclotetrasiloxane (D4) is toxic to the human reproductive system It can also accumulate ......
2023-01-10Cyclosiloxanes are often referred to as cyclotetrasiloxane (D4) and cyclopentasiloxane (D5) because of their antistatic, emollient, moisturizing, solvent, viscosity control and hair conditioning prope......
2023-01-06Unfortunately, silicone materials have now moved away from this trend for various reasons, and many ingredient suppliers are developing alternatives. This feature will focus on those silicones that s......
2023-01-05Arguably, silicones and silicone derivatives are the most useful and versatile of all existing cosmetic ingredients. Their viscosity ranges from volatile liquids to solid pastes and can be used as emo......
2023-01-04Recommended principal ingredient – IOTA 91002 Silicone composite powder, using its unique raw material structure, can absorb oils and sunscreens, and because of its light transmission, it will not gr......
2023-01-03From the perspective of the release of new technology themes, anti-blue light and sun protection have become the focus of research in recent years, and the focus of sun protection topics is the balanc......
2022-12-30For younger consumers, sensory experiences stimulate their desire to buy. In the market environment where all products are becoming more and more similar, creating a distinctive texture and personaliz......
2022-12-29At present, a large number of scientific studies have shown that the use of silicone raw materials in cosmetic formulations is safe. In addition to safety, silicones are highly valuable ingredients in......
2022-12-28WHAT IS CLEAN BEAUTY? There is no unified definition of pure beauty, the main idea of which is that all ingredients in cosmetics are derived from safe raw materials, including synthetic and natural ra......
2022-12-27Silicone gels containing MO silicone resin and organic silicone gels containing Cs or stearoyl side chains can not only form a high-strength continuous film with good adhesion after the volatilization......
2022-12-26The addition of silicone elastomer emulsions containing MO silicone resin to personal care compositions improves the film properties of personal care compositions on skin and hair and makes the compos......
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