A liquid silicone with occlusive moisturizing properties. Being compatible with natural oils is a challenge for most silicones, but caprylyl methicone plays well with all types of oils.
Moisturizing
Occlusive
Moisturizing (Occlusive)
Occlusives are moisturizing ingredients that seal moisture into the skin, forming a water-resistant barrier.
Occlusive
Moisturizing (Occlusive)
Occlusives are moisturizing ingredients that seal moisture into the skin, forming a water-resistant barrier.
Other functions
Emollient
Emollient
Emollients fill the micro-cracks in the skin and leave it feeling soft and pleasant to the touch. Emollients are often mistakenly perceived as moisturizing ingredients.
Emollient
Emollient
Emollients fill the micro-cracks in the skin and leave it feeling soft and pleasant to the touch. Emollients are often mistakenly perceived as moisturizing ingredients.
Origin
Synthetic
Synthetic
All kinds of ingredients formulated or produced by a chemical process, or those that have a chemical modification in their structure.
Synthetic
Synthetic
All kinds of ingredients formulated or produced by a chemical process, or those that have a chemical modification in their structure.
Overview
Caprylyl methicone is a low viscosity liquid silicone with moisturizing properties.
This branched trisiloxane moisturizes by working as an occlusive, in which it locks water into the skin by forming a barrier that prevents it from escaping into the environment.
In addition, being compatible with natural oils is a challenge for most silicones, but caprylyl methicone plays well with all types of oils. This makes it easier to formulate with and can lead to a variety of aesthetic finishes. The finish of caprylyl methicone alone is light and silky, with little cushion.
Occlusive
