Frequently Asked Questions

Silicoshine develops and supplies silicone-based ingredients and materials, including silicone fluids, volatile silicone materials, specialty blends and PEG-modified silicones for personal care and selected related applications.

SHINESIL™ is Silicoshine's growing silicone ingredient portfolio. The current portfolio includes Dimethicone fluids, Cyclopentasiloxane grades, Dimethiconol blends, Amodimethicone, Phenyl Trimethicone and PEG-12 Dimethicone.

Start with the application and desired formulation characteristics. The SHINESIL™ Application Matrix can then be used to compare the grades currently mapped to that application.

If you are unsure which material to evaluate, you can also request product guidance from Silicoshine.

The current solutions architecture covers Hair Care, Skin Care, Sun Care, Color Cosmetics, Personal Hygiene and Oral Care, with selected household and industrial applications also mapped within the portfolio.

Visit Our Solutions to explore the application areas.

Dimethicone is a silicone fluid used in formulations where properties such as conditioning, slip, spreadability, sensory feel and surface performance are relevant.

Cyclopentasiloxane is a volatile silicone material used as a carrier in selected personal care formulations where lightweight application and transient sensory characteristics are desired.

Silicoshine currently offers SHINESIL™ CPS HP and SHINESIL™ CPS S2.

Dimethiconol is a silicone material used in applications where film-forming, conditioning and lasting sensory characteristics are relevant.

Silicoshine offers SHINESIL™ C-DML, a Cyclopentasiloxane + Dimethiconol blend.

Amodimethicone is an amino-functional silicone. Within the current SHINESIL™ portfolio, SHINESIL™ ADM is positioned for targeted hair-conditioning applications.

Phenyl Trimethicone is an aromatic-modified silicone associated with high-gloss formulation applications. Silicoshine offers this material as SHINESIL™ PTM.

PEG-12 Dimethicone is a PEG-modified silicone surfactant used to help bridge water and silicone phases in selected formulation systems.

Silicoshine offers this material as SHINESIL™ PEG-12.

The current portfolio includes several materials mapped to hair care, including Dimethicone fluids, Cyclopentasiloxane grades, the Cyclopentasiloxane + Dimethiconol blend, Amodimethicone and Phenyl Trimethicone.

Use the Application Matrix to review the current application mapping.

The current application mapping includes Dimethicone, Cyclopentasiloxane, Cyclopentasiloxane + Dimethicone blends, Phenyl Trimethicone and PEG-12 Dimethicone across selected skin care systems.

Product suitability should be evaluated against the specific formulation and application requirements.

Yes. Silicoshine provides formulation-oriented product guidance. Share your application, target sensory profile or formulation requirement and the team can help identify relevant SHINESIL™ materials for evaluation.

Request Product Guidance

Yes. The current Application Matrix maps individual SHINESIL™ grades to multiple application segments where appropriate.

However, suitability should always be evaluated against the specific formulation requirements and intended use.

The SHINESIL™ Application Matrix allows you to search and compare the current portfolio against the application areas mapped to each grade.

Yes. Product samples can be requested through the Silicoshine enquiry process.

Share the application and product requirement so that the relevant material can be identified for evaluation.

Request a Sample or Quote

Use the Request a Quote or Sample page and provide the product, application, quantity requirement and relevant technical details.

Technical documentation is available for Silicoshine products. Contact Silicoshine with the relevant product requirement to request the applicable documentation.

This can include product-specific technical and safety documentation as applicable.

The most useful starting information is your application, formulation type, target sensory profile, intended performance characteristics and approximate quantity requirement.

Providing these details helps the Silicoshine team identify relevant materials for evaluation.

You can contact Silicoshine through the Contact Us page or submit your requirement through the Request a Quote or Sample page.