Silicones: Cutting-Edge Technology for Personal Care and Dermopharmacy
Recognized for their exceptional properties, silicones have become essential components in the personal care and dermopharmacy industries. Their chemical inertness, biocompatibility, and functional versatility make them key agents in a wide range of applications, combining safety, performance, and enhanced sensoriality.
They enhance the texture, shine, and feel of formulations while maximizing the diffusion of active ingredients.
Through advanced engineering, silicones are redefining standards of excellence, providing ever more efficient solutions tailored to users’ needs.
Color Cosmetics
Silicones: Essential Performance Modulators in Cosmetic Formulation
True formulation modulators, silicones optimize the dispersion of pigments and colorants, ensuring perfect chromatic uniformity and even coverage. They enhance pigment adhesion for long-lasting wear without migration or transfer, while reducing drying time in formulas. Their ability to provide controlled hydrophobicity opens endless possibilities for creating glossy, satin, or ultra-matte textures.
With their advanced sensory profile, silicones significantly improve wear comfort by eliminating the heaviness often associated with pigment fillers. They promote optimized spreadability, a silky feel, and a second-skin effect, ensuring a user experience that stands out sensorially.
Functional Properties & Benefits
Rheological Optimization: Modulation of viscosity and improved formula structuring.
Chromatic Uniformity: Homogeneous dispersion of pigments without clumping.
Longevity & Adherence: Optimized pigment fixation, resistance to transfer and migration.
Customizable Finish: Modulation of shine, transparency, and matte effects.
Comfort Enhancement: Reduction of tackiness, soft-focus effect, optical correction of imperfections.
Controlled Hydrophobicity: Water resistance and protection against environmental stressors.
Film-Forming Effect: Creation of a protective shield against pollution and external factors.
Sensory Optimization: Silky touch, improved glide, and imperceptible finish.
Strategic Applications
Complexion: Foundations, BB & CC creams, tinted skincare.
Priming & Setting: Primers, setting sprays.
Correction & Coverage: Concealers, color-correcting products.
Powders & Light Effects: Loose and compact powders, highlighters, contouring products.
Eyes: Mascaras, eyeliners, eyeshadows, eyeliners.
Lips: Lipsticks, glosses, inks, plumpers, lip liners.
Nails: Nail polishes, base coats, top coats, drying accelerators, strengthening treatments.
Skin Care
Silicones: Advanced Technology and Versatility for an Unmatched Sensory Experience in Skincare.
Silicones offer an exceptional sensory effect, combining velvetiness, silkiness, and lightness, creating the sought-after dermo-sensory experience in modern formulations. With their sophisticated molecular engineering, they act as a breathable shield that protects the skin from environmental stressors while allowing optimal skin breathing.
In AP/DEO formulations, silicones provide non-tacky, anti-whitening properties and ensure perfect separation of active ingredients, while ensuring fast drying without a cooling sensation. Their unique lubrication is a key factor in the even distribution of active ingredients and UV filters in next-generation skincare. Additionally, they create a water-resistant shield, offering long-lasting protection against external aggressions while maintaining pore integrity.
Functional Properties & Benefits
Optimal softness and silky effect.
Anti-whitening for a flawless finish.
Hydration and maintenance of skin balance.
Viscosity improvement / texturizing agents.
Optimization of spreading and application.
Reduction of tackiness for a silky texture.
Water resistance and long-lasting protection.
Emulsifying properties for stable formulations.
Accelerated drying time.
Soft-focus and mattifying effect.
Concealment of imperfections and wrinkles.
Pollution shield for protected skin.
Strategic Applications
Moisturizing Care: Creams and serums.
Cleansers and Scrubs: Gentle exfoliants and deep cleansers.
Body Care: Shower gels, foaming baths.
Face and Body Care: Anti-aging creams, reparative treatments.
Masks: Regenerating and purifying treatments.
Eye Care: Targeted creams and serums.
Sun Protection: Sunscreens and protective serums.
Self-Tanners: Hydrating and enhancing formulations.
Lip Care: Hydration and protection.
Wet Wipes: Gentle and effective cleansing.
Specific Care: Men’s care, baby care.
Shaving and Hair Removal Care: Soothing and hydrating serums.
Ideal Indications
Sensitive and reactive skin.
Anti-acne treatments.
Oil-free formulas for combination and oily skin.
Hypoallergenic applications for delicate skin.
Hair Care
Silicones: Advanced Technology for Multifunctional Conditioning Effects in Hair Care
Silicone technology is widely recognized for its exceptional multifunctional conditioning effects, suitable for all hair types. These advanced materials provide superior detangling, luxurious softness, and unparalleled shine, making them the ideal solution for repairing damaged hair, treating dryness, restoring cuticle integrity, and strengthening hair fibers while protecting against the effects of thermal styling treatments.
Silicones play a key role in managing unruly hair by effectively reducing frizz, enhancing hair texture, and providing advanced color protection. With their carefully formulated composition, silicones prevent buildup, ensuring a silky, non-greasy feel, highly sought after in high-performance hair care products. Our complete silicone portfolio meets the precise requirements of professional hair treatments.
Functional Properties & Benefits
Optimal conditioning for deep, long-lasting hydration.
Exceptional softness and remarkable silky effect.
Intense shine for revitalized hair.
Easy detangling and reduced combing force.
Reduced combing force on both wet and dry hair.
Advanced thermal protection, preserving hair fibers.
Prolonged and intact color protection.
Frizz reduction and control for smooth, sleek hair.
Volumizing effect for vibrant, full hair.
Cuticle sealing to maintain hair integrity.
Prevention of hair breakage and strengthening of structure.
Reduced drying time for quick and efficient styling.
Strategic Applications
Conditioners (rinse-off and leave-in).
Professional and repair shampoos.
Styling products (gels, mousses, sprays).
Hair dyes for lasting shine and color effects.
Dermopharmacy
Silicones: Innovation and Performance in Dermopharmacy
These advanced materials enable the development of highly effective formulations for a wide range of applications, from reparative care to targeted treatments for sensitive skin, as well as solutions for stoma care and wound healing.
Silicones act as protective shields, promoting hydration and maintaining the integrity of the skin’s barrier. Their ability to form a flexible, non-occlusive film allows the skin to breathe while being shielded from external aggressions. Moreover, silicones effectively cleanse the skin, especially after the removal of medical adhesives, due to their quick drying ability and non-irritating action, in just seconds. They are particularly suited for stoma care, where they clean the skin while preserving its integrity and reducing irritation risks.
Functional Properties & Benefits
Long-lasting hydration and improved water retention in the skin.
Protective barrier against environmental stressors and dehydration.
Improved product texture for a pleasant application.
Soothing and softening effect for sensitive and irritated skin.
Anti-pollution properties and protection against free radicals.
Support for skin regeneration, ideal for post-dermatological procedures.
Non-occlusive film-forming effect, allowing the skin to breathe while staying protected.
Reduction in irritation and tightness sensation.
Non-comedogenic properties, suitable for acne-prone skin and imperfections.
Stability and longevity of formulations, ensuring durable and safe results.
Quick and non-irritating cleaning after removing medical adhesives.
Applications in stoma care and silicone-based dressings for wound healing.
Strategic Applications
Reparative care for dry and sensitive skin.
Soothing creams for skin irritations and erythema.
Post-dermatological procedure treatments (laser, peels, etc.).
Sunscreens and after-sun care.
Treatments for atopic skin and specific skin disorders.
Daily hydration for dry and dehydrated skin.
Anti-aging and antioxidant products.
Care for fragile skin and severe dryness.
Stoma care and silicone-based dressings for wound healing.
Quick cleaning after removing medical adhesives.
