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Identification & Functionality
- Ingredient Origin
- Cosmetic Ingredients Functions
- Technologies
Features & Benefits
- Benefit Claims
- Labeling Claims
- Product Features
- Easy formulation and application of aqueous formulations
- Humectant
- Melts on contact with skin
- Moisturizes
- Reduces tackiness
- Foam booster
- Increases foam density
- Non-comedogenic
- Non-acnegenic
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- AP/Deo Applications
- Bath & Shower Applications
- Hair Care Applications
- Sun Care Applications
- Product Applications
- Skincare products: moisturizing benefits to the skin through humectancy properties.
- Detackification of formulation containing tacky ingredients such as deodorant sticks.
- Improves foam quality (creamier, more dense foam) and volume in cleanser and shampoo formulations.
- Usage Method
DOWSIL™ 2501 Cosmetic Wax is easy to formulate into aqueous systems. It is best to melt the material prior to use in the formulation.
Properties
- Appearance
- White to slightly yellow
- Typical Properties
- Heavy Metals
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Melting Range | 36 - 42 | °C | — |
| Flash Point | min. 100 | °C | — |
| Cyclotetrasiloxane (D4) Content | max. 0.1 | % | — |
| Cyclopentasiloxane (D5) Content | max. 0.1 | % | — |
| DSC | 36 - 42 | °C | — |
| pH | 5 - 7.5 | — | — |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Heavy Metals | max. 20 | ppm | — |
| Arsenic | max. 2 | ppm | — |
Regulatory & Compliance
- Certifications & Compliance
Technical Details & Test Data
- Foaming Properties
DOWSIL™ 2501 Cosmetic Wax has been shown to boost foaming of surfactant systems. A foam test of a mild facial cleanser with and without DOWSILTM 2501 Cosmetic Wax was conducted using a modified Ross Miles foam volume test. A 500 ml graduated cylinder was fitted with a Waring blender agitator, 50 ml of a 5% solution of the test facial cleanser was added to the graduate and mixed at high speed for 10 seconds. The resultant foam height was measured.
Figure 1: Ross Miles foam volume test
This represents a 40% increase in foam volume. The facial cleanser listed in the Formulation Sheet (Form number 22-1520) with and without this product was tested in a 14 person, two week, take-home panel (1 week per product). Results (Figure 2) showed the formula containing DOWSILTM 2501 Cosmetic Wax to be better than the control for ease of foaming, more dense foam and better foam feel.
Figure 2: Sensory Evaluation - Facial cleanser.
Packaging & Availability
- Packaging Information
- This product is available in 16 kg pails and 160 kg drums.
- Samples are available in 454 g packs.
Storage & Handling
- Shelf Life
- 12 months
- Handling Precautions
DOWSIL™ 2501 Cosmetic Wax is stable at both low and high temperatures in an inert
environment. Under certain conditions in aqueous formulations, DOWSIL™ 2501 Cosmetic Wax hydrolyses into a mixture of silanol functional moiety and an organic polyether.- Storage Conditions
When stored at or below 25°C in the original unopened containers, this product has a usable life of 12 months from the date of production.