Gransurf 50C-HM/LC - Grant Industries - PEG/PPG-18/18 Dimethicone

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Identification & Functionality

INCI Name: Dimethicone,
PEG/PPG-18/18 Dimethicone
Cosmetic Ingredients Functions: Carrier,
Emulsifier,
Emulsifier (W/O)
Technologies: Cosmetic Ingredients
Product Families: Cosmetic Ingredients — Functionals
Emulsifiers, Solubilizers & Dispersants,
Solvents & Carriers

Features & Benefits

Benefit Claims: Cost Effective,
Emulsifying,
Excellent Stability
Labeling Claims: Ulta Beauty's Conscious Beauty
Performance: Water-in-Oil (W/O) emulsifier with HLB value of ~4.5

Highly concentrated, 50% active solids

Allows for lower use level requirement – cost effective

Can be combined with an additional emulsifier for enhanced stability

Recommended for use in D5-replacement formulations

Acts as carrier for emollients, moisturizing agents and organic sunscreens

Applications & Uses

Markets: Personal Care
Applications: Personal Care — Beauty & Care
Color Cosmetics,
Sun Care
Application Format: Creams,
Leave On
Color Cosmetic Applications: BB Creams,
Foundation,
Primers
Sun Care Applications: After Sun Products,
Sunscreen Cream
Formulations: Designed to be formulated in water-in-oil emulsions

Prominent applications include (but are not limited to) BB creams, liquid foundations, foundation primers and water resistant sunscreens

Suggested use level is 2-6% when used alone

Suggested use level is 0.5-4% when combined with primary W/O emulsifiers

Must be mixed before use

Add to the oil phase (higher compatibility with silicone and paraffin oils) of all emulsion types

Properties

	Value	Units	Test Method / Conditions
Viscosity at Amorphous State (at 25°C)	15,000 - 45,000	cPs	Brookfield DV-I+, Spindle LV3, AP-72D
Cyclotetrasiloxane (D4) Content	max. 1000	ppm	—
Cyclopentasiloxane (D5) Content	max. 1000	ppm	—
Cyclohexasiloxane (D6) Content	max. 1000	ppm	—
Refractive Index (at 25°C)	1.400 - 1.415	—	—

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Storage & Handling