Stearyldimethicone is a solid silicone wax that melts on contact with skin due to its low softening point. It provides excellent emollience and water …

The highly cross-linked silicone resin trimethylsiloxysilicate (also known as TMS or MQ) is used for its film-forming properties. It holds color pigme…

Silicone elastomers are versatile materials designed to thicken water-in-oil and water-in-silicone formulations as well as silicone oils. Waterless su…

Another innovative silicone specialty, polymethylsilsesquioxane will be useful to formulators formulating matte topcoat sun care products. It provides…

Silicones are recognized as versatile materials for developing high-performance sunscreen formulations, offering a wide range of benefits from demonst…

D4 is a residue, an impurity that is not on the ingredient list. However, there may be trace amounts of residues in skin care products, shampoos, cond…

Clinique butter represented the cutting-edge technology level in the late 1960s. At that time, silicone oil was not added to the product. However, loo…

Certain global trends have become prerequisites for the cosmetics market and today our expertise in oleochemistry is at the forefront of the need for …

Our team consists of ten expert assessors who are trained daily to better translate their sensory perceptions into quantitative sensory information. E…

We have chosen four ingredients that are commonly used in all types of applications and galenic forms: Cyclopentasiloxane (D5), Dimethicone 10 cSt (DM…

To determine the best alternatives for each product, we defined a precise scientific method based on statistical tools, divided into three stages: Com…