What are all the applications for low viscosity dimethicones?
Are you familiar with the application of medium-viscosity dimethicone in creams, high-viscosity and ultra-high-viscosity dimethicone in shampoos and conditioners, and low-viscosity dimethicone in color cosmetics and skin care formulations?
Generally, we will choose different cosmetics according to the nature of the skin and the different seasons, dry skin or fall and winter seasons are more suitable for moisturizing and hydrating products, oily skin or hot summer is more suitable for refreshing texture type. Depending on the market demand, formulators will also make products with different viscosities. When developing products with a refreshing skin texture, low-viscosity dimethicone oils become the preferred oils for formulators.
In fact, the viscosity of dimethicones increases as the degree of polymerization increases. Low viscosity dimethicones are generally available in three viscosities: 5, 10 and 20 cSt. Compared to regular medium viscosity dimethicones (50, 100, 200, 350, 500, 1000 cSt), low viscosity dimethicones are more refreshing to the skin because of their lower viscosity. Low-viscosity dimethicones are used in skin care products and hair care products that are fresh and non-sticky.
In addition to the advantages of skin feel, low-viscosity dimethicone will also be more convenient in the formulation process, which is due to the compatibility advantages brought about by the low viscosity. Experiments have confirmed that low-viscosity dimethicones are perfectly compatible with the commonly used 26# and 15# white oils, thus avoiding the emulsification problems associated with conventional medium-viscosity dimethicones. Excellent compatibility, light skin feel, excellent solubility of many common oils and fats, so that the low viscosity dimethicone can be applied to water-in-oil, oil-in-water, oil system, said to be the skin care and hair care of the universal grease, it is also true to its name!
In fact, as the degree of polymerization increases, the viscosity of dimethicone oil will also increase, low viscosity dimethicone oil generally includes 5, 10, 20 cSt three viscosity. Compared to regular medium viscosity dimethicones (50, 100, 200, 350, 500, 1000 cSt), low-viscosity dimethicones feel more refreshing on the skin because of their lower viscosity. Low-viscosity dimethicones are used in skin care products and hair care products that are fresh and non-sticky.
In addition to the advantages of skin feel, low-viscosity dimethicone will also be more convenient in the formulation process, which is due to the compatibility advantages brought about by the low viscosity. Experiments have confirmed that low-viscosity dimethicones are perfectly compatible with commonly used 26# and 15# white oils, thus avoiding the emulsification problems associated with conventional medium-viscosity dimethicones. Excellent compatibility, light skin feel, and excellent solubility of a variety of common oils and fats, so that the low viscosity dimethicone oil can be used in water-in-oil, oil-in-water, and all-oil systems, said to be the skin care hair care of all-purpose grease, but also true to its name!
A substance with such a small molecular weight requires a very high production process. Colin can provide a variety of low-viscosity dimethicone oils, including KM-10cSt, 20cSt, etc. Benefiting from the low molecular weight, these low-viscosity dimethicone oils have stronger volatility. Therefore, these products can be used in some special cosmetic products, such as foaming mask. Foaming masks are products that foam quickly on the surface of the skin when applied, and are usually made with ethers or low-viscosity dimethicones. However, ethers typically take 15-30 seconds to produce visible bubbles, which is not conducive to the consumer experience. The use of lower viscosity dimethicone as a foaming agent allows the mask to foam quickly within 5S. Used in conjunction with etheric substances, the bubbles can be generated quickly and evenly.
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