Dow Corning Launches Two New Skin Care Programs for Anti-Aging with High-End Sun Protection, Skin Brightening Silicone Technologies

Pittsfield, MA, May 17, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, announced here today, at the New York Society of Cosmetic Chemists (NYSCC) Suppliers’ Day 2013 (Booth #911), two new skin care programs for Sun Protection and Skin Brightening featuring the company’s wide range of specialty silicone products and silicone-based formulations. Both new programs have been developed to give customers the high-performance silicone ingredients they require to meet growing consumer demand for improved anti-aging beauty care products. According to Dow Corning, demand is expected to grow even more as a number of emerging and accelerating global trends continue to expand the beauty care industry.

“Several important macro trends are driving the increased use of advanced silicone technologies in anti-aging skin care products,” said Stewart Long, global Skin Care market leader, Beauty Care at Dow Corning. “An aging worldwide population, cultural preferences and health concerns are creating consumer demand for a combination of proven performance and sensory appeal – which perfectly describes Dow Corning’s beauty care silicones portfolio. To help customers meet this demand, our new programs offer a broad and expanding selection of skin care products, including convenient full formulations that combine superior performance properties with excellent aesthetics vs. competitive materials.”

Silicones for Sun Care Products Now Fully Retested
As part of Dow Corning’s new Sun Protection program, the company announced that its sun protection specialty silicone products have been extensively and rigorously retested to address customer requirements for performance validation. The test methods use in-vitro SPF and UVAPF testing, and in vitro wash-off resistance testing and are based on ISO 24443 standards.

Key products within the Sun Protection program that showed superior SPF/UVAPF performance include Dow Corning® 5562 Carbinol Fluid, a low-viscosity fluid for sunscreens offering broad compatibility with polar and non-polar solvents; Dow Corning 556 Cosmetic Grade Fluid, a polyphenylmethylsiloxane for suntan lotions that provides non-oily, easy-to-spread emolliency and a smooth, non-sticky film that helps repel sand; and Dow Corning MQ-1640 Flake Resin, a flexible film former for sunscreens that also provides wash-off resistance.

Testing also showed that all water-in-oil formulations using Dow Corning silicone polyether-based emulsifiers demonstrated good wash-off resistance.

Based on retesting findings, the company now offers formulators a revised selection guide with technologies suitable for oil-in-water and water-in-oil formulations to boost SPF and water-resistance performance.

Serum Harnesses the Brightening Power of Vitamin C
Within Dow Corning’s Skin Brightening program, the company is highlighting its Bright Light Serum, a stabilized anhydrous silicone-and-glycerine serum containing 5 percent vitamin C. Pure vitamin C is a well-known, powerful skin brightener, but traditionally has been very difficult to formulate due to its instability. Bright Light Serum resolves this issue, provides excellent stability and has been proven to significantly reduce melanin in skin up to three times more effectively than competitive brands. Further, testing showed that the product also remains stable after one month in a 50ºC oven, where a leading commercially available formulation changed color from oxidation of the vitamin C content.

This glycerine-in-silicone serum is one of five full formulations ready for the marketplace. Dow Corning’s other full skin brightening formulations include a night cream, a day cream, a low-viscosity blemish balm (BB) cream and a slightly translucent toner, all tested with Asian consumers for their appeal and appropriateness for these important markets.