Silicone oil in cosmetics seems to be a recurring topic.
With or without silicone oil, there is always a natural tendency to divide people into two groups.
The opposition, mostly consumers, is vocal, sees silicone oil as a scourge and runs away. Supporters, mainly in the industry, have silicone oil is now suffering and complain.
And in the composition party increasingly fierce today, silicone oil as the most common composition of cosmetics, its function, advantages and disadvantages are clear, it is very important for sure.
It's important to look at the ingredients when buying cosmetics, but having a bias against certain ingredients and beating them to death (even in small amounts) is not necessary.
In order to have a good understanding of this component, I also consulted a few friends in the silicone oil industry for many years, they are quite helpless to the current situation of silicone oil, obviously still a good component, was suppressed not good, too injustice...... So for silicone oil, I will start with the most widely used field of hair care, and then the field of skin care, I believe that after you read it, you will no longer be brainwashed by those unreliable and demonized silicone oil comments on the Internet!
Definition of silicone oil
Silicone oil is a common name, including many kinds, and the name is also a lot of strange.
Basically, they're all organic compounds of siloxane, which is the structure of silicon and oxygen atoms holding hands together, and it acts like an oil, from refreshing to moist, so it's called silicone oil.
Of course, there are many varieties of silicone oil, put a cap on it, and suddenly become an emulsifier, film forming agent, or skin sensitivity regulator, the appearance is not necessarily oil, sometimes is the emulsion, or even powder or gel.
The application of silicone oil is extremely extensive, the affirmation with the largest dosage is not to protect skin to taste, however shampoo and protect hair element.