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SiBrid® DIETHICONE DE-12 (DE-12) is a light emollient that provides excellent spreading and blending. It is especially suited for use in water-in-silicone and powder cream foundations. This product is also an exceptional vehicle for pigment wetting and dispersion. It is used as a solvent for a wide range of cosmetic oils, silicones, and even some waxes.

INCI Name: Polydiethylsiloxane

Functions: Emollient, Slip Agent, Solvent

Labeling Claims: Ulta Beauty's Conscious Beauty

Benefit Claims: Dry Feel, Smoothing, Spreadability

Knowde Enhanced TDS

Identification & Functionality

Chemical Family
Cosmetic Ingredients Functions
Chemical Structure

SiBrid® DE-12 - Chemical Structure

SiBrid® DE-12 - Chemical Structure - 1

Features & Benefits

Performance Benefits

DE treated pigments and fillers offer faster dispersion, improved spread, and improved color development when compared to methicone treatments. This globally approved surface treatment decreases oil absorption allowing for ease of dispersion.

  • Improves dispersion
  • Rich, lubricious feel
  • Improves spreadability
  • Improves hegman readings
  • Improves color development
  • Globally approved surface treatment 
Key Benefits
  • Globally Approved
  • Reduces Tack
  • Slip Enhancer
  • Good Solubilizer
Product Highlights

PolydiEthylsiloxanes (DiEthicones) are the first of a series of hybrid silicone polymers without methyl substitution. Analogous in structure to DiMethicones, the flexible polymer structure of DiEthicones allows the manufacture of a wide range of fluid viscosities. The beneficial properties of DiEthicones include excellent spreading, gas permeability, water resistance, lubricity and the ability to reduce tack. DiEthicone’s tactile properties include a dry feel similar to that of DiMethicone but with increased cushion. DiEthicones have dramatically broad compatibility with organics compared to DiMethicones, allowing formulation with common cosmetic raw materials including many hydrocarbons, esters, waxes and surfactants. DiEthicones overcome the solubility limitations of DiMethicones with many surfactants, emollient oils and both natural and synthetic waxes. DiEthicones, in contrast to DiMethicones, wet pigments well. The greater organic character of DiEthicones allows coated pigments and fillers to disperse more readily in organic vehicles allowing either higher pigment volume concentration at equivalent formulation viscosities or substantially lower viscosities at equivalent pigment loadings.

Pigment Wetting

The greater organic character of DiEthicones allows coated pigments and fillers to disperse more readily in organic vehicles allowing either higher pigment concentration at equivalent formulation viscosities or substantially lower viscosities at equivalent pigment loadings.

Applications & Uses

Color Cosmetic Applications

Properties

Physical Form
Odor
Slight characteristic
Appearance
Clear to pale amber liquid
Soluble in
Cyclopentasiloxane, Candelilla, Octyldodecanol, Octyldodecyl Stearate, Triisostearyl Citrate, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Dimethicone/10cSt, 10% Ozokerite, 10% Microcrystalline Wax
Typical Properties
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Flash Point125°C
Viscosity15 - 20cSt
Refractive Index (at 25°C)1.438
Viscosity (at 25°C)15 - 20cPs
Density0.93
Molecular Weight400 - 500
Refractive Index1.438
Surface Tension25 - 28mN/m
Glass Transition (T𝓰)-139°C
Solubility

SiBrid® DiEthicone Solubility

Dimethicone/10cSt Soluble
Cyclopentasiloxane Soluble
Ethylhexyl Palmitate Soluble
Hydrogenated Polydecene Soluble
Octyldodecanol Soluble
Candelilla Soluble
Triisostearyl Citrate Soluble
Octyldodecyl Stearate Soluble
Castor Oil Insoluble
10% Ozokerite Soluble
10% Microcrystalline Wax Soluble

Solubility of Naturals in SiBrid® DiEthicone

Jojoba Oil Soluble
Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter) Soluble (Hot)
Olea Europaea (Olive) Oil Soluble
Natural Vitamin E Soluble
Helianthus Annus (Sunflower) Seed Oil Soluble
Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter Soluble (Hot)
Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax Soluble (Hot)

Solubility of UV Absorbers

Octinoxate Soluble
Avobenzone 1%
Benzophenone-3 2%
Octocrylene 5%

 

Technical Details & Test Data

Technical Details

Treated TiO2 In Ethylhexyl Palmitate

SiBrid® DE-12 - Technical Details

Oil Absorption

Linseed Oil (g)/100 g of TiO2

SiBrid® DE-12 - Technical Details - 1

DE Treatment Compatibility with Oils

Hegman Gage Reading

SiBrid® DE-12 - Technical Details - 2

Pigment Wetting - DiEthicone compared to DiMethicone

SiBrid® DE-12 - Technical Details - 3

Oil Absorption

SiBrid® DE-12 - Oil Absorption

Ease of Dispersion

SiBrid® DE-12 - Ease of Dispersion

Packaging & Availability

Country Availability
Regional Availability
  • Europe
  • North America
Packaging Information
  • 100g
  • 1kg
  • 15kg
  • Packaging Under: Nitrogen

Storage & Handling

Storage Information

SiBrid® DE-12 should be stored between 5 - 30°C in the original container closed tightly.