Beauty & Personal Care Specialty Elastomers from Dow Corning

Elastomer Offerings at a Glance 2 Silicone Elastomer Suspensions 3 Silicone Elastomer Gels/Blends 4 Silicone Organic Elastomer Blends 5 Hydrophilic Elastomer Blend 5 Silicone Elastomer Powders 6 Potential Diluents for Elastomer Gels 8 Dow Corning^ Elastomer Offerings at a Glance Dow Corning® elastomers are specialty silicone products that offer multifunctional benefits to formulations, including a unique silky powdery feel, sebum absorption, wrinkle masking, delivery of actives, film formation Carrier Fluid Anhydrous Blends Carrier Fluid with Organic | First Generation Elastomers | Second Generation...

Silicone Elastomer Suspensions: Pre-Emulsified Water Dispersible Elastomers Trade Name INCI Name Typical Elastomer Content Phenoxyethanol + Potassium Sorbate Preservative System • Cyclopentasiloxane Corning® Dow 7-3101 Elastomer Blend HIP Emulsion • Dimethicone Crosspolymer • Dimethicone • Laureth-23 • Laureth-4 • Cyclopentasiloxane Dow Corning® 7-3118 EBAP HIP Emulsion • Dimethicone Crosspolymer • Dimethicone • Laureth-23 • Laureth-4 Dow Corning® CE-7080 Smart Style • Silicone Quaternium-16/ Glycidoxy Dimethicone Polyaminopropyl Crosspolymer Biguanide • Undeceth-11 • Easy to fomulate in water-based...

Silicone Elastomer Gels/Blends: Oil Dispersible Elastomer Gels Trade Name INCI Name Carrier Fluid Carrier Viscosity Volatility Features • Fragrance delivery • Cyclopentasiloxane • Dimethicone Crosspolymer • Actives entrapment - • Wash off resistance • Hair color retention • Oil phase thickener • Cyclopentasiloxane • Dimethicone Crosspolymer • Increased smoothness compared to Dow Corning® 9040 • Fragrance retention • Oil phase thickener • Long lasting skin feel Dow Corning® • Dimethicone 9041 • Dimethicone Elastomer Crosspolymer Blend Dow Corning® • Dimethicone EL-9140 DM • Dimethicone Elastomer...

Silicone Organic Elastomer Blends (SOEB): Oil Dispersible Gels with Enhanced Organic Compatibilty Trade Name INCI Name Carrier Fluid Carrier Volatility Features • Organic compatibility Dow Corning® • Isododecane EL-8050 • Dimethicone/ ID Silicone Bis-Isobutyl Organic PPG-20 Elastomer Crosspolymer Blend • Ability to create clear anhydrous systems • Oil phase thickener • Sensory threshold: 5% for both O/W and W/O • Transfer resistance • Mattifying • Organic compatibility Dow Corning® • Isodecyl Neopentanoate EL-8051 IN Silicone Isodecyl • Dimethicone/ Organic Neopentanoate Bis-Isobutyl Elastomer...

Silicone Elastomer Powders: Dry, Oil-dispersible Powders Trade Name Dow Corning® EP-9289 LL Cosmetic Powder INCI Name • Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer Particle Size • Lauroyl Lysine • Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer • Powder compaction • Sebum absorption • Oil and sebum absorption • Oil phase thickener • Wrinkle masking Dow Corning® 9701 Cosmetic Powder • Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer • Sebum absorption 1-10 microns • Ease of use: Free-flowing, low agglomeration • Oil phase thickener Dow Corning® EP-9215 Cosmetic Powder Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer...

Organic Compatibility Test Material Number Dow Corning® 9045 Silicone Elastomer Blend Test Material Dow Corning® EL-8050 ID Silicone Organic Elastomer Blend Dow Corning® EL-7040 Hydro Elastomer Blend Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Clarity - Color Coding Viscosity - Number Scale 1 = Liquid ~245 Fluid 3 = Pourable ~10M cst PDMS 5 = Pourable ~60M cst PDMS 9 = Barely pourable when inverted ~300M cst PDMS 10 = Does not flow when inverted NC = Not compatible; Viscosity not measured Compatibility evaluated using 75/25 blend of elastomer/solvent Clear Slight Haze Hazy Cloudy Powdery Feel EL-7040 Hydro...

Potential Silicone Diluents for Elastomer Gels Product INCI Name Specific Gravity Refractive Index Caprylyl Methicone XIAMETER® offers the quality and supply reliability of Dow Corning Corporation with an extra measure of ordering, ease, options and convenience. Visit www.xiameter.com to learn more about the many product options available to you from the XIAMETER® brand and to create a XIAMETER® account. Already a XIAMETER® customer? Simply log in to place your order. When you need industry-leading innovation, Dow Corning can help. Dow Corning® brand solutions are dedicated to meeting your needs...