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Silicones (mineral based polymers) for personal care: deliver the perceivable performance consumers desire

Today’s consumers desire more from beauty care products. They expect products tailored to their specific needs, delivering perceivable benefits and helping them to instantly look good and feel better. Beauty care brands are being challenged to create safe and effective products meeting the needs of every skin and hair type and marketable to men and women of different cultures worldwide.

Silicones have a long history in personal care products as functional ingredients. They are used in a wide variety of personal care products:

In hair care products (shampoo and conditioners, shine sprays and frizz serums, etc.) they provide superior conditioning, add shine, control frizz, provide easy detangling and protect from further damage

In skin care products (creams, lotions, and anti-aging serums, acne treatments, etc.) they add a silky smooth feel to the skin and mask fine lines to deliver the attributes of a healthier and more youthful appearance.

In sunscreen products (skin creams, lotions and foundations with SPF) they reduce the tackiness of organic sunscreens, boost the SPF and increase the water repellency

In color cosmetics (lipsticks and lip colors, foundations, eye shadows, primers, powders, etc.) they impart color intensity, uniformity, non-transfer, luminosity and comfort with long lasting performance

In APDEO products (anti-perspirant and deodorant gels, sticks, roll-ons and aerosols) they reduce the whiteness and the tack of the antiperspirant salt, improve skin feel and provide easy glide

Elkem Silicones is a global silicone supplier with 75+ years of experience and a breadth of technologies; it offers a wide range of high performance and standard silicone products under the PURESIL™ and MIRASIL™ brands.

Our “personal touch” service model makes us an ideal partner, attuned to your needs. Let’s come together to create the next leading cosmetics product!