Enhanced TDS
Knowde-enriched technical product data sheet
Identification & Functionality
- INCI Name
- Cosmetic Ingredients Functions
- Technologies
- Product Families
Features & Benefits
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Application Format
- Color Cosmetic Applications
- Hair Care Applications
- Applications
- Skin care
- Color cosmetics
- Hair care
- How to Use
- DOWSIL™ 1686 Resin may be formulated into oil-in-water emulsions, water-in-silicone emulsions, water-in-oil emulsions, and anhydrous products.
- DOWSIL™ 1686 Resin may be pre-mixed in an oil-phase. When mixing with the other ingredients in the oil phase, ensure that the oil phase is compatible and homogeneous.
- DOWSIL™ 1686 Resin may also be posted added to emulsions provided the emulsion.
Properties
- Physical Form
- Appearance
- Clear to slightly hazy colorless to light amber no significant particulate
- Typical Properties
Value Units Test Method / Conditions D4/D5/D6 Level max. 0.1 % - Flash Point 150 °C Closed Cup Non Volatile Content min. 90 % - Non Volatile Content (1.5g/150C/1h/Al Cup, forced draft) 90.00 - 100.00 % CTM0208 Refractive Index (at 25°C) 1.4950 - 1.5100 - CTM0002 Specific Gravity (at 25°C/15.6°C) 1.19 g/mL - Viscosity (at 25°C) 1000 - 6000 cSt - Viscosity Capillary (at 25°C) 1000 - 6000 cSt CTM0004 - Typical Properties (Compatibility)
Specification Writers: These values are not intended for use in preparing specifications.
DOWSIL™ 1686 Resin Solvent Compatibility (50:50) Compatibility (25:75) Ethanol Translucent, clear, one phase Translucent, very hazy, one phase DOWSIL™ 556 Cosmetic Fluid Colorless, clear, one phase Colorless, clear, one phase XIAMETER™ PMX-200 Fluid, 2 cSt White, opaque, two phases White, opaque, two phases Dicaprylyl Carbonate Colorless, clear, one phase Colorless, clear, one phase Isododecane Translucent, very hazy, two phases Translucent, very hazy, two phases Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate Colorless, clear, one phase Colorless, clear, one phase Ethylhexyl Salicylate Colorless, clear, one phase Colorless, clear, one phase C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate Colorless, clear, one phase Colorless, clear, two phase Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Translucent, clear, one phase Translucent, very hazy, one phase
Regulatory & Compliance
- Chemical Inventories
- China regulatory status
Approved - listed in the Catalog of Cosmetic Ingredients
Technical Details & Test Data
- Limitations
This product is neither tested nor represented as suitable for medical or pharmaceutical
uses.
Safety & Health
- Health and Environmental Information
- To support customers in their product safety needs, Dow has an extensive Product Stewardship organization and a team of product safety and regulatory compliance specialists available in each area.
- For further information, please see our website, dow.com or consult your local Dow representative.
- Product Stewardship
Dow has a fundamental concern for all who make, distribute, and use its products, and for the environment in which we live. This concern is the basis for our product stewardship philosophy by which we assess the safety, health, and environmental information on our products and then take appropriate steps to protect employee and public health and our environment. The success of our product stewardship program rests with each and every individual involved with Dow products - from the initial concept and research, to manufacture, use, sale, disposal, and recycle of each product.
- Customer Notice
Dow strongly encourages its customers to review both their manufacturing processes and their applications of Dow products from the standpoint of human health and environmental quality to ensure that Dow products are not used in ways for which they are not intended or tested. Dow personnel are available to answer your questions and to provide reasonable technical support. Dow product literature, including safety data sheets, should be consulted prior to use of Dow products. Current safety data sheets are available from Dow.
Packaging & Availability
Storage & Handling
- Handling Precautions
- This product is not recommended for use in aerosol applications. Please refer to the linked Aerosol Guidance document, published by Silicones Environmental, Health, and Safety Center (SEHSC) for further information
- Product safety information required for safe use is not included in this document. Before handling, read product and safety data sheets and container labels for safe use, physical and health hazard information. The safety data sheet is available on the dow website at dow.com, or from your dow sales application engineer, or distributor, or by calling dow customer service.
- Usable Life and Storage
When stored in the original, unopened container, material has a useable life of 16 months
(480 days).- Disposal Considerations
- Dispose in accordance with all local, state (provincial) and federal regulations. Empty containers may contain hazardous residues. This material and its container must be disposed in a safe and legal manner.
- It is the user’s responsibility to verify that treatment and disposal procedures comply with local, state (provincial) and federal regulations. Contact your Dow Technical Representative for more information.
- Storage and Shelf Life
Container Type Conditions of Handling Conditions of Storage Shelf Life Deterioration Characteristics All Approved Packaging - - 900 Days -