Amodimethicone

Description: Milky, white silicone emulsion (amino-modifed polydimethylsiloxane emulsion) offering excellent conditioning & softening properties. Soluble in water, soluble in alcohol.

CAS: 68554-54-1, 24938-91-5, 112-02-7

INCI Name: Amodimethicone, trideceth-12, cetrimonium chloride

Use: Typical use level is 1-15%, add to water phase of formulas. Can also be mixed into emulsions after the temperature dropped to 50°C/125°F. For external use only.

Applications: Hair & skin conditioning products as shampoos, conditioners, creams, lotions.

Country of Origin: USA

Raw material source: Dimethyldichlorosilane and water

Manufacture: Amodimethicone is an amine-functionalized silicone made from dimethicone where the methyl groups along the backbone are replaced with alkylamine groups which become positively charged in aqueous solutions yielding an cationic polymer. Dimethicone is made from dimethyldichlorosilane which is produced by powdered silicon (silicone dioxide) and methyl chloride. Dimethyldichlorosilane is then hydrolyzed to give a hydrolysate of polysiloxanes. In a polymerization reaction with water the polysiloxanes are then polymerized to linear silicone polymers with different chain length (dimethicones).

Animal Testing: Not animal tested

GMO: GMO free (does not contain plant-derived components)

Vegan: Does not contain animal-derived components

Documents: SDS, Fact Sheet, Sample Recipe, Certificate of Analysis