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Cyclomethicone

Cyclomethicone

CAS NO:69430-24-6
DETAIL
Cyclomethicone is not one type of silicone, but a whole mixture of them: it's a mix of specific chain length (4 to 7) cyclic structured silicone molecules.

All the silicones in the Cyclomethicone mixture are volatile, meaning they evaporate from the skin or hair rather than stay on it. This means that Cyclomethicone has a light skin feel with none-to-minimal after-feel.  It also makes the formulas easy to spread and has nice emollient properties.

Cyclomethicone is a mixture of low molecular weight volatile cyclic siloxanes, in varying proportions. It provides excellent stability and is an ideal carrier for color cosmetics, make-up, skin creams and hair care products.

CYCLOMETHICONE is classified as :
Antistatic
Emollient
Hair conditioning
Humectant
Solvent
Viscosity controlling