DOWSIL™ Silicone Elastomers

Features

• Free Flowing
• Low Agglomeration

Benefits

• Ease of Formulation
• Sebum Absorption
• Wrinkle
• Masking/ Soft Focus
• Anhydrous Blends

Anhydrous Blends

Features

• Volatile or non-volatile carrier fluid
• Compatibility with organic ingredients (actives)
• Can incorporate water

Benefits

• Actives Delivery Aid (sunscreen, vitamins, etc.)
• Increases absorbency/ Sensory skin feel
• Rheology Modifier/ Thickens Oil
• Creates Clear Formulations
• Cold Process/ Ease of Formulation
• Water Based

Water Based

Features

• Pre-emulsified water dispersible elastomers

Benefits

• Applicable for Hair Care
• Styling Formulations
• Ease of Formulation

DOWSIL™ 9610 COSMETIC POWDER

• Silicone elastomer powder, spherical shape
• Superior softness
• Less agglomeration, easy to disperse
• Provides silky, powdery, non-greasy skin feel
• Enhances viscosity or rheology of silicones, oils or water-in-oil/silicone emulsions
• Moderate sebum absorption

DOWSIL™ 9608 COSMETIC POWDER

• Enhancing smoothness and blending into skin by outstanding softness of the powder
• Natural finish and excellent pore hiding effect
• Giving rich and moisture feel
• Ease of handling, less agglomeration, easy to disperse
• Can be formulated in various forms; powder, emulsion, oil, wax products
• Giving fluid texture with oils even with high dosage of the powder

DOWSIL™ 9701 COSMETIC POWDER

• Easy dispersion in different media (even in the presence of pigments)
• Provides wrinkle masking benefits
• Gives dry, silky powdery skin feel
• Oil and sebum reduction

DOWSIL™ EP-9801 HYDRO COSMETIC POWDER

• Water dispersible and oil dispersible in a variety of media
• Provides wrinkle masking, soft-focus look and mattifying effect
• Gives unique, smooth, powdery skin feel

This category of Dow Silicone Elastomers offers clear to slightly translucent crosslinked silicone-organic elastomer gels delivered in a variety of carrier fluids and viscosities. Silicone Organic Elastomer Blends are compatible with organics, both lipophilic and water-based ingredients, and can even create clear systems with unique aesthetics. They are able to act as a delivery aid and incorporate filters, pigments, and other actives while maintaining a viscous, gel structure.

As they don’t need to be heated, they enable cold energy-saving process.

DOWSIL™ EL-9081 SILICONE ELASTOMER BLEND

• Provides a dry, silky feel to formulations
• High Clarity elastomer blend
• Sensory Enhancer (smooth feel)
• No balling effect when rubbed on the skin
• Texture Enhancer

DOWSIL™ EL-TIPS SILICONE ELASTOMER

• Provides a rich smooth after-feel
• Mask skin imperfections Good compatibility with organic oils, including sunscreens
• Bio based carrier

DOWSIL™ EL-7040 HYDRO ELASTOMER BLEND

• Provides smooth feel and matte appearance
• Good compatibility with organic oils
• Can incorporate water and polar materials such as glycerin
• Can enhance sensory effects for increased absorption
• Creates a fast-break emulsion that can deliver a burst of water to the skin
• Can create clear systems

DOWSIL™ EL-8050 ID SILICONE ORGANIC ELASTOMER BLEND

• Provides a dry, silky feel to formulations
• Provides a mattifying effect to the skin
• Good compatibility with organic oils, including sunscreens
• Improved non-transfer in color cosmetics (longer wear)
• Can create clear systems