What is Volasil?
VOLASIL® 8515 is a mixture of volatile and cyclic silicones. It adds silky softness and shine to hair formulations, improves spreadability, and provides lubricity to hair formulations. This product is suitable for hair care, skin care, and cosmetic applications.
What is Cyclopentasiloxane used for?
What is cyclopentasiloxane? Cyclopentasiloxane is a silicone regularly used in cosmetic products. It’s commonly found in medical implants, sealants, lubricants, and windshield coatings. D5 is colorless, odorless, non-greasy, and water-thin.
What kind of compound is cyclopentasiloxane?
Cyclopentasiloxane is described by Robinson as a silicon-based compound, and it’s part of a larger category called cyclomethicone. It functions primarily as an emollient,1 comes in a colorless and odorless liquid form, and is found in a vast array of beauty products from skincare to haircare.
What are volatile silicones?
Volatile silicones relate to materials that have a low heat of vaporization and the ability to select a desired vapor pressure; they therefore evaporate from the skin quickly, providing a dry feel. They can be linear or cyclic. Low viscosity silicone fluids are volatile but not cyclic.
Is Cyclotetrasiloxane a silicone?
Recently many ingredients have been restricted in cosmetic products, among others: Cyclopentasiloxane (D5) and Cyclotetrasiloxane (D4). Both of them are silicones, and they are used to protect the skin and to retain moisture.
Is dimethicone and dimethiconol the same?
Dimethiconol is basically a type of silicone. Chemically speaking, it’s a silicone polymer (Spey calls it a silicone gum), and is basically dimethicone with a hydroxyl group on both ends of the molecule.
Is Cyclotetrasiloxane safe for skin?
Second, the US Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel (CIR) considers cyclopentasiloxane safe in the present practices of use and concentration. This assessment also embraces cyclomethicone, cyclotetrasiloxane (D4), cyclohexasiloxane (D6), and cycloheptasiloxane (D7).
What is the difference between volasil ® 990 and volasil ® 995?
VOLASIL ® 990 has a guaranteed purity of 99.9% or greater pure cyclopentasiloxane suitable for use in a wide range of cosmetics and skincare products where a low cyclotetrasiloxane material is critical. VOLASIL ® 995 is a volatile, low viscosity silicone fluid comprised mainly of cyclopentasiloxane. It is clear, odorless and non-greasy.
Can I download the 990 series filings on record for 2020?
On this page you may download the 990 Series filings on record for 2020. The download files are organized by month. Some months may have more than one entry due to the size of the download.
What is a 990 Form used for?
Tax-exempt organizations, nonexempt charitable trusts, and section 527 political organizations file Form 990 to provide the IRS with the information required by section 6033. Current Revision Form 990 PDF
What are volasil® fluids?
Innospec VOLASIL ® fluids are low viscosity cyclic silicones and polydimethylsiloxanes. These products are commonly used in a variety of personal care formulations due to their volatility, non-greasy feel, spreadability and solvency.