Consumers are looking for high performing products to make them look and feel their best. From skin care products that reduce shine, to hair conditioners that save time and to creams that mask fine lines and stop the damaging effects of pollution, consumers want products that are made for them.

Dow’s specialty silicones are compatible with other ingredients, allowing multiple benefits to be formulated into one product. Silicones have been used in beauty and personal care products for over sixty years and today, safe, high-performance and sustainable silicones are the ingredient of choice for a wide range of formulations. In addition, silicones are GMO-free, colorless, odorless, non-ionic, and have excellent oxidation resistance properties.

Silicones are inert materials that have a very low propensity to react with living organisms, including the human body, and are stable substances under usual environmental conditions. Silicon is one of the most abundant natural elements on earth, in the form of sand, quartz etc. Silicones can be degraded in the environment through multiple natural mechanisms (hydrolysis, photolysis, oxidation). None of their components are derived from animals, meaning silicones are vegan-friendly and cruelty-free by default.

At Dow, we focus on innovation in our personal care products to help meet the needs of tomorrow’s consumers. We are constantly innovating to ensure our silicone ingredients go above and beyond to meet the most demanding standards for safe personal care products.