Also known as dimethicone, which is a kind of hydrophilic silicone material, it has many derivatives, are applied to the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, food and other areas.What is the effect of Dimethyl silicone oil used in cosmetics?

1.The make-up products like foundation, eyeshadows, blushes, liquids and pencils eyeliners have got a touch of advanced quality due to the use of silicone in them. It gives spreadability and a luxurious look to your face. The silicone solution present in foundation gives fresh and dewy looks to skin. It holds moisture and prevents the skin from getting dry. It is possible because of water resistance quality. It is produced by combinations of w/s emulsions. A foundation is generated by combining silicones with hydrophobic pigments, w/s emulsions are perfect formulations. It reacts with pleasant aesthetics, excellent spreading characteristics and optimized the film-forming properties of silicone resins. Polymeric silicone emulsifiers ae used to prepare stable w/s emulsions, it is made by grafting hydrophilic group onto a dimethicone backbone. 

2.The colour cosmetics like lipstick is produced with the combination of phenyl groups with silicone backbone which produces fluids with a higher refractive index and increased compatibility with cosmetics waxes. 

3.Anti-ageing products need to have optical properties that allow them to reflect and scatter light to minimize the visibility of wrinkles. 

Silicone oil is not a natural product but it is organic and skin-friendly. It helps the skin to look better and makes the cosmetic products more advanced and functional in today’s ever-growing cosmetic industry.