Home Cosmetic Science Talk Formulating Dimethicone/silicon oil alternative

  • Dimethicone/silicon oil alternative

    Posted by amitvedakar on October 16, 2021 at 9:21 am
    Dimethicone prices have gone up 2.5 times as a world shortage.
    What are alternatives??
    abdullah replied 2 years, 4 months ago 4 Members · 5 Replies
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  • amitvedakar

    Member
    October 16, 2021 at 10:21 am

    what happens if i use 1000 cst instead of 350 cst in cream/lotion?

  • ariepfadli

    Member
    October 23, 2021 at 7:04 pm

    More heavy feel and slightly more tacky during application, try to subtitute silicone with another ester like IPP, IPM or Benzyl benzoate

  • amitvedakar

    Member
    October 25, 2021 at 4:47 am

    Thank you @ariepfadli

  • emma1985

    Member
    October 31, 2021 at 7:31 pm

    I’ve had to switch the 500 from 350 because I can’t find 350 in stock. Haven’t tried 500 yet but my understanding is higher cps is actually more effective at delivering the properties that we look for in silicones (soaping prevention, increased play time and glide, etc.) I could be wrong though. 

  • abdullah

    Member
    November 1, 2021 at 1:26 am

    emma1985 said:

    I’ve had to switch the 500 from 350 because I can’t find 350 in stock. Haven’t tried 500 yet but my understanding is higher cps is actually more effective at delivering the properties that we look for in silicones (soaping prevention, increased play time and glide, etc.) I could be wrong though. 

    Higher viscosity is better only as skin protectant. Lower viscosity is better for everything else. 
    5 cst is best because lower that that is volatile.

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