Essential ingredients⦠Unlimited potential - Bluestar Silicones
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MIRASIL ® SILICONES FOR PERSONAL CARE<br />
<strong>Essential</strong> ingredients…<br />
<strong>Unlimited</strong> <strong>potential</strong><br />
<strong>Bluestar</strong> <strong>Silicones</strong>. Delivering Your Potential.
<strong>Bluestar</strong> <strong>Silicones</strong><br />
With more than 50 years of expertise in silicones<br />
technology, <strong>Bluestar</strong> <strong>Silicones</strong> is one of the largest,<br />
integrated producers of quality silicones products<br />
in the world.<br />
<strong>Silicones</strong> are considered an essential part of any<br />
personal care product formulation for performance<br />
and benefits desired by consumers.<br />
Mirasil ® silicone products<br />
are geared to the cosmetics<br />
market and are specially<br />
formulated for purity and safety,<br />
as well, as performance.<br />
Mirasil ® silicone are:<br />
Protective and long-lasting: the filmogenic<br />
properties of Mirasil ® , together with high water<br />
resistance, provide skin and hair with maximum<br />
protection. Additionally, by carefully choosing the<br />
type of functionalized silicone, these properties<br />
can be imparted to either water-based or oil-based<br />
products.<br />
Compatible and Easy to formulate: Mirasil ®<br />
silicones are fully compatible with commonly used<br />
cosmetic ingredients.<br />
Silky touch: the unusual surface and flow<br />
behaviour of Mirasil ® bring incomparable sensorial<br />
properties and benefits.<br />
Non-stick, non-transfer: Mirasil ® concentrate<br />
themselves over the surface when applied to skin<br />
or hair, reducing the stickiness of some formulas.
<strong>Silicones</strong> touch every application<br />
area of personal care<br />
Hair care<br />
ò Shampoos<br />
ò Rinse-off and leave-in conditioners<br />
ò Styling gels, mousses and fixatives<br />
Skin care<br />
ò Sun screens<br />
ò Skin creams / Anti-aging lotions<br />
ò Color cosmetics<br />
ò Body washes<br />
Antiperspirants, deodorants (AP/DO)<br />
Wet wipes<br />
Mirasil ® <strong>Silicones</strong> for use in personal<br />
care products<br />
Mirasil ® silicone products deliver the performance<br />
and benefits most desired by personal care<br />
companies and consumers.<br />
ò Silky soft skin feel<br />
ò Smooth, non-greasy lubrication<br />
ò Longer-lasting cosmetics and sunscreens<br />
ò Excellent spreadability<br />
ò Shine for hair<br />
ò Soft matte finish for cosmetics<br />
ò Hair manageability (anti-static and combability)<br />
ò Protection and restoration for hair and skin<br />
These benefits evoke the emotional response<br />
in the consumer driving sales of beauty products.
Hair care<br />
ò Hair styling aids<br />
ò Shampoos<br />
ò Rinse and leave-in conditioners<br />
ò Hair treatments<br />
Mirasil ® silicones are ideal for clear shampoos and<br />
conditioners, two-in-one shampoos/conditioners,<br />
and hair styling aids. They are easy to incorporate<br />
into hair care products that need to offer these key<br />
features:<br />
• Soft and silky smooth hair<br />
• Improved hair body and combability<br />
• Shine<br />
• Fly away reduction<br />
• Longer lasting hair color<br />
• Restoration and protection<br />
Mirasil ® offers a range of properties that are suitable<br />
for many hair types.<br />
<strong>Silicones</strong> for face and body care<br />
formulations<br />
Mirasil ® Cyclomethicone<br />
Mirasil ® Dimethicones – Low, medium,<br />
and high viscosities<br />
Mirasil ® Dimethicone Copolyols<br />
Mirasil ® Dimethicones Silicone Gum Blends<br />
Mirasil ® Cyclomethicone Silicone Gum Blends<br />
Mirasil ® Phenyl Fluids<br />
Mirasil ® Simethicone<br />
See our product selector guide on the inside back cover<br />
for recommendations on using Mirasil ® products.<br />
<strong>Silicones</strong> for hair care formulations<br />
Mirasil ® Cyclomethicone<br />
Mirasil ® Micro-Emulsion<br />
Mirasil ® Dimethicones – Low, medium,<br />
and high viscosities<br />
Mirasil ® Dimethicone Copolyols<br />
Mirasil ® Cyclomethicone Silicone Gum Blends<br />
Mirasil ® Phenyl Fluids<br />
See our product selector guide on the inside back cover<br />
for recommendations on using Mirasil ® products.<br />
Personal care products<br />
Skin care<br />
ò Face and body lotions and creams<br />
ò Color cosmetics<br />
ò Facial cleansers<br />
ò Shower gels / bubble baths<br />
ò Sun care products<br />
Using Mirasil ® silicones in face and body care<br />
products offer the following formulation benefits:<br />
• High spreading<br />
• Reduced tackiness<br />
• Reduced greasiness<br />
• Smooth feel<br />
• Emolliency<br />
• Substantivity<br />
• Non-comedogenic<br />
• Non-irritating<br />
• Water resistance<br />
• SPF enhancement<br />
• Anti-aging<br />
For the consumer, this means products which<br />
are silky and pleasant to wear, convenient and<br />
easy to apply, natural and longer-lasting.
Antiperspirants<br />
and deodorants<br />
Skin-friendly benefits, in addition to performance,<br />
are an important part of antiperspirant and<br />
deodorant attributes. Mirasil ® silicones bring<br />
these skin-friendly benefits:<br />
• Light silky feel<br />
• Reduced tackiness<br />
• Fast absorption<br />
• Anti-whitening on skin<br />
• Easy to spread<br />
• Low wetness<br />
• Non-irritating<br />
Wet wipes<br />
Mirasil ® silicones offer distinct value-added benefits<br />
to the emerging, innovative wet wipe market.<br />
These benefits include:<br />
• Long-lasting film barrier properties<br />
• Wash-off resistance<br />
• Smooth feel<br />
• Cleansing<br />
<strong>Silicones</strong> for wet wipe formulations<br />
Mirasil ® Cyclomethicone<br />
Mirasil ® Dimethicones – Low viscosities<br />
Mirasil ® Dimethicone Copolyols<br />
See our product selector guide on the inside back cover<br />
for recommendations on using Mirasil ® products.<br />
<strong>Silicones</strong> for antiperspirant and<br />
deodorant formulations<br />
Mirasil ® Cyclomethicone<br />
Mirasil ® Dimethicones – Low, medium,<br />
and high viscosities<br />
See our product selector guide on the inside back cover<br />
for recommendations on using Mirasil ® products.
Anti-aging<br />
As the carrier for the active<br />
ingredients in anti-aging products,<br />
silicone provides additional<br />
moisturizing and skin protection<br />
benefits that help skin maintain a<br />
smooth, youthful appearance.<br />
Wet wipe<br />
With improved sensory properties,<br />
wash-off resistance, cleansing<br />
efficiency, and delivery of actives,<br />
silicones offer the development<br />
of more specialized, value-added<br />
wet wipes.<br />
Hair styling<br />
Hair styling products<br />
with silicones give<br />
excellent shine,<br />
smoothness,<br />
volume, and fixative<br />
performance.<br />
Skin care<br />
Make-up utilizing<br />
silicones are longerlasting,<br />
non-sticky,<br />
non-oily and water<br />
resistant.<br />
Hair care<br />
Silicone derivatives improve<br />
sensorial properties and<br />
provide restorative, conditioning<br />
and protective benefits for<br />
formulations such as 3-in-1<br />
shampoos (shampooing, rinsing<br />
and conditioning).<br />
Sun screen<br />
As the delivery vehicle for<br />
active ingredients, silicones<br />
improve the long-lasting, water<br />
resistant SPF protection of sun<br />
care products.
Mirasil ® silicone products<br />
Selector guide<br />
Product name<br />
Mirasil ® CM 5<br />
Emulsions – Oil-in water silicone emulsions<br />
Mirasil ® ADM E-P<br />
Dimethicones – A wide variety of viscosities<br />
Mirasil ® DM 50<br />
Mirasil ® DM 100<br />
Mirasil ® DM 350<br />
Mirasil ® DM 1000<br />
Mirasil ® DM 5000<br />
Mirasil ® DM 60000<br />
Mirasil ® DM 300000<br />
Mirasil ® DM 500000<br />
Dimethicones Copolyols – Low and high molecular weight silicone modified polyethers<br />
Mirasil ® DMCO<br />
High molecular weight gums in cyclopentasiloxane or low viscosity Dimethicones<br />
Mirasil ® C-DM<br />
Mirasil ® C-DML<br />
Mirasil ® C-DMB<br />
Phenyl Fluids – Phenyl-functional silicones<br />
Mirasil ® C-DPDM<br />
Mirasil ® P-DPDM<br />
Mirasil ® PTM<br />
Simethicone – Polydimethylsiloxane fluid and silica compound<br />
Mirasil ® SM<br />
Region<br />
Avail.<br />
World<br />
World<br />
World<br />
World<br />
World<br />
EU, LA<br />
World<br />
World<br />
World<br />
World<br />
EU, NA<br />
World<br />
INCI / CTFA name Solid content in %<br />
High purity products for use in a variety of applications and general use products<br />
Cyclopentasiloxane<br />
Water, Amodimethicone<br />
(and) Trideceth-6<br />
Dimethicone<br />
Dimethicone<br />
PEG/PPG – 22/24<br />
Dimethicone<br />
Cyclopentasiloxane<br />
(and) Dimethicone<br />
Cyclopentasiloxane<br />
(and) Dimethiconol<br />
Cyclopentasiloxane<br />
(and) Dimethicone<br />
Cyclopentasiloxane (and)<br />
Diphenyl Dimethicone<br />
Phenyl Trimethicone (and)<br />
Diphenyl Dimethicone<br />
Phenyl Trimethicone<br />
Simethicone<br />
ca. 40%<br />
100%<br />
100%<br />
100%<br />
ca. 30% (Dimethicone)<br />
ca. 15% (Dimethiconol)<br />
ca. 15% (Dimethicone)<br />
ca. 15%<br />
(Diphenyl Dimethicone)<br />
100%<br />
100%<br />
Spreading<br />
Í<br />
Í<br />
ò<br />
Í<br />
ò<br />
ò<br />
ò<br />
ò<br />
Skin Feel<br />
(soft)<br />
Í<br />
Í<br />
Í<br />
Í<br />
ò<br />
Í<br />
Í<br />
Í<br />
ò<br />
ò<br />
ò<br />
ò<br />
Hair Feel<br />
(soft)<br />
ò<br />
Í<br />
Í<br />
Í<br />
ò<br />
Í<br />
Í<br />
Í<br />
ò<br />
ò<br />
ò<br />
ò<br />
Hair<br />
Shine<br />
Í<br />
Í<br />
ò<br />
ò<br />
ò<br />
ò<br />
Í<br />
Í<br />
Í<br />
Properties<br />
Conditionning<br />
Mirasil ® HMS World Hexamethyldisiloxane Í Í ò ò<br />
Mirasil ® D-DML World<br />
Dimethicone<br />
(and) Dimethiconol<br />
ò Recommended Í Highly recommended<br />
ò<br />
ò<br />
Í<br />
Í<br />
Í<br />
ò<br />
Í<br />
Í<br />
Í<br />
Í<br />
Í<br />
Skin-Hair<br />
Protection<br />
100% ò Í ò ò Í Í<br />
ò<br />
Í<br />
Í<br />
Í<br />
Í<br />
ò<br />
ò
Hair<br />
Repairing<br />
Í<br />
ò<br />
ò<br />
ò<br />
ò<br />
Í<br />
Í<br />
Waterproof<br />
ò<br />
Í<br />
Í<br />
Í<br />
Í<br />
Í<br />
Í<br />
Í<br />
Long<br />
Lasting<br />
Í<br />
Í<br />
Í<br />
Í<br />
Shampoos<br />
Í<br />
ò<br />
ò<br />
ò<br />
ò<br />
Í ò<br />
Hair<br />
Conditioners<br />
ò<br />
Í<br />
ò<br />
ò<br />
ò<br />
Í<br />
Í<br />
Í<br />
ò<br />
ò<br />
Í<br />
Hair Sprays<br />
(non aerosol/<br />
Styling<br />
Í<br />
ò<br />
ò<br />
ò<br />
ò<br />
Í<br />
Shower Gels/<br />
Bubble Baths<br />
ò<br />
ò<br />
ò<br />
ò<br />
Facial Cleansers/<br />
Make up<br />
Removers<br />
Í<br />
ò<br />
Í<br />
Í<br />
Applications<br />
Creams/<br />
Lotion<br />
ò<br />
ò<br />
Í<br />
Í<br />
Í<br />
ò<br />
ò<br />
Í<br />
Í<br />
Í<br />
Sun Care<br />
Creams/<br />
Lotion<br />
Í<br />
Í<br />
ò<br />
Í<br />
Í<br />
ò<br />
ò<br />
Antiperspirants/<br />
Deodorants<br />
ò Í ò Í<br />
Í Í Í Í Í ò<br />
Í<br />
ò<br />
ò<br />
ò<br />
ò<br />
Í<br />
Í<br />
ò<br />
ò
Perfumes<br />
ò<br />
ò<br />
ò<br />
Shaving<br />
Products<br />
ò<br />
ò<br />
Í<br />
Í<br />
ò<br />
ò<br />
Make-up<br />
Í<br />
ò<br />
ò<br />
ò<br />
ò<br />
ò<br />
ò<br />
ò<br />
Í<br />
ò<br />
Wet<br />
Wipes<br />
Í<br />
ò<br />
Í<br />
Í<br />
Í<br />
Comments<br />
Medium volatile silicone. Excellent spreading properties. Imparts smooth and silky feel, non-comedogenic emollient.<br />
Improves wet-combing and imparts soft feel to the hair.<br />
Í Í ò Non greasy volatile carrier providing a soft silky feel. Non comedogenic emollient. Improves hair wet combing.<br />
Í ò<br />
Microemulsion (O/W) of an amine functionalized silicone. Easy handling by simple addition under stirring in the water phase of personal care<br />
formulations. Allows transparent formulations. Compatible with various types of surfactants. Is recommended for use in hair repairing products.<br />
Improves both wet and dry-combing.<br />
Low viscosity Dimethicones. Impart smooth and silky feel to the skin. Allow skin respiration. Impart soft feel and shine to the hair.<br />
Help to improve the water-resistance properties in sun care emulsions. Improve dry-combing.<br />
Medium and high viscosity Dimethicones. Impart smooth and silky feel to the skin. Allow skin respiration. Impart soft feel and shine<br />
to the hair. Is recommended for use in hair repairing products. Improve dry-combing. Help to improve the water-resistance properties<br />
in sun care emulsions.<br />
High molecular weight, water soluble silicone polyether with emulsifying properties. Helps to reduce the skin irritation in foaming products.<br />
Easy to handle solution of a highly viscous Dimethicone in Cyclopentasiloxane. Imparts smooth and dry feel to the skin and soft feel<br />
and shine to the hair. Helps to improve the water-resistance and long-lasting properties in sun care emulsions. Improves wet and dry combing.<br />
Easy to handle solution of a highly viscous Dimethiconol gum in Cyclopentasiloxane. Imparts smooth and dry feel to the skin and soft feel<br />
and shine to the hair. Helps to improve the water-resistance and long-lasting properties in sun care emulsions. Improves wet and dry combing.<br />
Easy to handle solution of a highly viscous Dimethicone gum in Cyclopentasiloxane. Imparts smooth and dry feel to the skin and soft feel<br />
and shine to the hair. Helps to improve the water-resistance and long-lasting properties in sun care emulsions. Improves wet and dry combing.<br />
Easy to handle high viscosity Dimethiconol gum solution in low visosity Dimethicone. Improves spreading and aesthetics of formulation,<br />
imparts a soft silk feel to skin. Provides a protective non occlusive water repellency.<br />
Easy to handle high viscosity Diphenyl Dimethicone gum solution in Cyclopentasiloxane. Imparts a unique silky skin feel and soft feel and<br />
shine to the hair. Is recommended for use in hair repairing products. Helps to improve the water-resistance properties, the long-lasting effect<br />
and SPF booster in sun care emulsions.<br />
Easy to handle high viscosity Diphenyl Dimethicone gum solution in Phenyl Trimethicone. Imparts a unique silky skin feel in AP/DO and soft feel<br />
and shine to the hair. Is recommended for use in hair styling products. Helps to improve the water-resistance properties, the long-lasting effect<br />
and SPF booster in sun care emulsions.<br />
Fluid silicone. Provides shine in hair care formulations. Helps to improve water-resistance and to boost the SPF in sun care emulsions.<br />
Helps reduce excess foaming in filling and packaging, as well as during product application and use.
Contact<br />
<strong>Bluestar</strong> <strong>Silicones</strong> for personal care:<br />
www.bluestarsilicones.com<br />
The information contained in this document is given in good faith and based on <strong>Bluestar</strong> <strong>Silicones</strong> current knowledge.<br />
<strong>Bluestar</strong> <strong>Silicones</strong> makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy, completeness of such information or as<br />
to the compatibility of such information with the user’s intended application : information is supplied on an “as-is” basis<br />
and is not binding on <strong>Bluestar</strong> <strong>Silicones</strong>. Nothing contained herein is intended as a recommendation to use the products<br />
so as to infringe any patent.<br />
<strong>Bluestar</strong> <strong>Silicones</strong> assumes no liability for users’ violation of patent or other rights and disclaims any liability for loss, injury<br />
or damage which may result from the use of the products. Therefore, information contained herein must not be used as a<br />
substitute for necessary prior tests which are the sole responsibility of the user and which alone can ensure that a product<br />
is suitable for a given use. SIL<br />
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