TAGS: Hair Care
Decorative Cosmetic
WACKER has added two new products to its silicone portfolio for hair care products: BELSIL® DM 3200 E, the silicone fluid emulsion and BELSIL® PF 100, the gloss agent. WACKER also launched an online presentation of its new anti-pollution formulation which protects the skin against harmful environmental influences.
WACKER’s New Innovations
BELSIL® DM 3200 E: Fine-particle Emulsion
BELSIL® DM 3200 E is a fine-particle emulsion of a high-viscosity dimethiconol in water. The emulsion has a low viscosity and is ideal for formulating haircare products, where it acts as a conditioning component in shampoos and conditioners. BELSIL® DM 3200 E makes hair easier to comb after washing and leaves a pleasantly soft touch.
The good conditioning properties of the high-molecular viscous silicone were unlocked by the development of a patented production process that is capable of dispersing the dimethiconol in the form of tiny droplets. When the hair is shampooed, the emulsion’s silicone fluid droplets, which are just 160 nanometers in diameter, are deposited selectively on the hair fibers, protecting the hair much better than less finely dispersed emulsions.
BELSIL® DM 3200 E is even more beneficial, makes wet hair exceptionally easy to comb and leaves dry hair feeling soft and supple. Laboratory tests have shown that the force needed to comb wet treated hair is reduced by more than 50 percent compared to untreated hair and the hair’s suppleness is increased by 30 percent.
BELSIL® DM 3200 E contains low content of cyclic silicone oligomers. Thanks to a new production process, the emulsion’s content lies well below 0.1 percent.
BELSIL® PF 100: Gloss Agent for Hair Care Products and Color Cosmetics
BELSIL® PF 100 (
INCI: lauryl phenylisopropyl methicone), a phenyl-modified, polyfunctional product which complements the company’s silicone portfolio.
The colorless fluid, which is virtually free of cyclic silicone oligomers, has been designed for use in haircare products and decorative cosmetics. Its refractive index of 1.464 is much higher than that of polydimethylsiloxanes and even higher again than that of conventional phenyl silicone fluids. As a result, BELSIL® PF 100 makes a highly effective gloss agent for the cosmetics sector.
Due to its molecular structure, BELSIL® PF 100 is soluble in organic solvents and many plant-based oils. The gloss agent can be used to make oil-based transparent formulations.
The applications for the modified phenyl silicone fluid are myriad. The application ranges from haircare and hairstyling products through to lip balms and color cosmetics. The new phenyl silicone fluid not only imparts a high level of shine to hair but also leaves a soft touch and makes it easier to comb.
The silicone when added to lip balms and decorative cosmetics, BELSIL® PF 100 enhances the gloss and color brilliance. The shine of hair oils can be given a particularly high boost by combining BELSIL® PF 100 with a silicone elastomer gel, such as BELSIL® EG 6000.
New Anti-Pollution Formulation
WACKER has also launched an online presentation of its new anti-pollution formulation. The key objective here is the prevention of oxidative stress, which can be triggered by harmful environmental factors, such as UV radiation, exhaust fumes, and heavy metals present in fine dust. It can lead to the generation of free radicals in and on the skin, causing it to age prematurely.
WACKER’s anti-pollution formulation has three strands to it: protection of the skin and hair surface with the aid of film-forming silicones, use of UV absorbers, and deactivation of free radicals by means of radical scavengers and antioxidants. The formulation also includes HTEssence®, a nature-identical hydroxytyrosol which is one of the most powerful bioactive antioxidants used in the cosmetics and food-supplement sectors.
Source: WACKER