SilSense® Copolyol-1 Silicone
INCI Name:
PEG-33 (and) PEG-8 Dimethicone (and) PEG-14
SilSense® Copolyol-1 silicone is a dimethicone copolyol blend. It is a proprietary blend of personal care grade polyethylene glycols and dimethicone copolyol (a copolymer of a polydi-methylsiloxane and polyoxyalkylene ether).
SilSense Copolyol-1 silicone is 100% active. Dimethicone copolyol blends such as SilSense Copolyol-1 silicone have different solubility characteristics and surface activity than dimethicones, resulting in a range of useful performance features and benefits.
Features:
- Surfactant properties due to PEO pendant group
- Soluble in a range of solvents, including water
- Compatible with resins
- Low-odor, oxidatively stable
- Compatible with a wide range of cosmetic ingredients
- Suppresses static
Benefits:
- Useful as an emulsifier, co-emulsifier, wetting and spreading agent
- Plasticizes resins in hair spray and gel products without diminishing hold
- Imparts improved skin feel, wet and dry combability and conditioning of hair
- Reduces agglomeration of powders
- Applicable for use in fragrance-free formulations
- May reduce irritancy in anionic surfactant systems
SilSense® Copolyol-1 silicone is recommended for hand sanitizer gels.