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Identification & Functionality
- INCI Name
- Cleaning Ingredients Functions
- Cosmetic Ingredients Functions
- Technologies
- Product Families
- Chemical Structure
Features & Benefits
- Benefit Claims
- Labeling Claims
- Product Features
- Volatile carrier
- Compatible with a wide range of cosmetic ingredients
- Low surface tension
- Imparts silky feel to the skin
- Excellent spreading
- Leaves no oily residue or build up
- Detackification
- Non-greasy
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Application Format
- AP/Deo Applications
- Bath & Shower Applications
- Hair Care Applications
- Home Care Applications
- Skin Care Applications
- Sun Care Applications
- Product Application
- A base fluid in a number of personal care products, with excellent spreading and lubrication properties and unique volatility characteristics.
- Can be used in antiperspirants, skin creams, lotions and stick products, bath oils, suntan and shaving products, make-up.
- In cleansing products XIAMETER(TM) PMX-0246 Cyclohexasiloxane lifts and removes dirt without a stinging sensation
- Usage Method
XIAMETER PMX-0246 Cyclohexasiloxane may be used alone or blended with other cosmetic fluids to provide a fluid base for a variety of cosmetic ingredients.
It features good solubility in most anhydrous alcohols and in many cosmetic solvents.
XIAMETER PMX-0246 Cyclohexasiloxane is a volatile fluid with appreciable vapor pressure at ambient temperature.
Note that the pentamer component (D5) evaporates at a faster rate than the hexamer component (D6).
By using blends of cyclomethicones this difference in volatility can be used to vary the residence time of the silicone on the skin.
Unlike other volatile carriers used in the personal care industry, volatile silicone fluids do not cool the skin when they evaporate. This is a consequence of their unusually low heat of vaporization.
Table 1 gives the heat required to vaporize one gram of each of the indicated materials.
Table 1: Heat of vaporization.
Fluid Heat of vaporization (25°C/77°F) (kJ/kg)
XIAMETERT PMX-0244 Cyclotetrasiloxane 172 XIAMETERTM PMX-0245 Cyclopentasiloxane 157 XIAMETER(TM) PMX-0246 Cyclohexasiloxane 147 XIAMETERM PMX-0344 Cyclosiloxane Blend 168 XIAMETERTM PMX-0345 Cyclosiloxane Blend 155 Water 2257 Ethanol 840 XIAMETER™ PMX-200 Silicone Fluid 0.65 cSt 192
Properties
- Physical Form
- Appearance
- Colorless liquid
- Typical Properties
- Compatibility Information
Results from heating the ingredients to approximately 80°C (176°F) (care has to be taken as silicone fluid is above its flash point). All other results obtained at 25°C (77°F).
Type of material
Water I Ethanol (200 proof) C Glycerine I Octyl methoxy cinnamate C Waxes Stearyl alcohol C Beeswax C Paraffin wax C Myristyl myristate C Stearic acid C Hydrocarbons Mineral oil C Petrolatum C Isododecane C Isopar H C Polydecene C Oils Almond oil C Castor oil I Jojoba oil C Soybean oil C Sunflower oil C Esters Isopropyl myristate C isopropyl palmitate C Octyl palmitate C C12-C15 Alcohol benzoate C Capric/caprylic triglycerides C Octyldodecanol C Oleyl alcohol C Silicones Dimethicone, 350 mm2s1 C Pheyl trimethicone C Stearyl dimethicone C Cetyl dimethicone C
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| D3, Chromatogram 983 | 0.000 - 0.500 | % | CTM0839 |
| D4, Chromatogram 0983 | 0.000 - 0.099 | % | CTM0839 |
| D5, Chromatogram 983 | 0.000 - 5.000 | % | CTMO839 |
| D6, Chromatogram 0983 | 94.000 - 100.000 | % | CTM0839 |
| D7, Chromatogram 0983 | 0.000 - 1.000 | % | CTM0839 |
| Water (In Presence of Silanol) | 0 - 250 | ppm | CTM1006 |
| Water | 0 - 250 | ppm | CTM0911 |
| Specific Gravity (at 25°C) | 0.96 | — | — |
| Viscosity (at 25°C) | 6.8 | mm2.s-1 | — |
| Refractive Index (at 25°C) | 1.402 | — | — |
| Surface Tension (at 25°C) | 18.8 | mN/m | — |
| Flash Point | 93 | °C | Closed cup |
| Freeze point | max. 40 | °C | — |
| Boiling Point (at 760 mm Hg) | 245 | °C | — |
| Water Content | 250 | ppm | — |
| Cyclotetrasiloxane (D4) Content | max. 0.1 | % | — |
Regulatory & Compliance
- Certifications & Compliance
- Chemical Inventories
Storage & Handling
- Handling Precautions
Care should be taken when handling volatile fluids at temperatures 10°C (508°F) below the quoted flash point. As with any flammable material, containers should be kept tightly closed and away from heat, sparks, open flames and other sources of ignition.
- Storage Condition
Product should be stored at or below 25°C (77°F) in original, unopened containers.