Why are there silicones in cosmetic formulas?

After water, hydrocarbons are by far the most common ingredients used in making personal are products. This is because they have a wide range of ingredient variation due to their bonding and reactivity characteristics. Surfactants, polymers, thickeners, and almost every other class of useful raw material can be made using hydrocarbons. But there’s another element just below Carbon on the periodic table that can also be used to create interesting molecules. In fact, silicon based ingredients have proven superior to hydrocarbons for many different applications. We’ll look at the different types of silicones used in cosmetics, why they are used and some of the downsides.

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