Silicone oil is added to skin care products for two main purposes: to adjust the feeling of use and to close the skin.
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1) Reduce viscosity and improve ductility
In order to provide the skin with a better sense of moisturizing and supplement the necessary oil, some heavy oils or waxes will be added to the formula, which will feel very heavy, sticky and difficult to spread. Because silicone oil is an inert substance, if it is added at this time, it can improve the sense of sliding, reduce the sense of viscosity and improve the ductility.
2) Form a protective film, lock water and moisturize
Silicone oil stays on the surface of the skin to form a protective film and is not absorbed through the skin. Can play a closed lock water, long-term moisture, can also resist pollution to a certain extent.
3) Security and stability
Polydimethylsiloxane is a fairly safe and stable ingredient and is also used in breast implants and condom lubricants
4) Silicone oil doesn't nourish, but that doesn't mean it's useless
All silicone oil or silicone oil as the main oil products are suitable for young skin, skin feels refreshing, hydrating and then provide the only one to prevent evaporation of silicone oil film, stick ~ but ripe age the skin, because the skin water shortage and lack of oil, need has actually provide nourishing oil family grease, such as fruit trees fruit butter fat, squalane, etc., then add the silicone oil to adjust the skin feeling, wrapped up a protective film, more bars