Silicones for Personal Care, 2nd Edition

Silicone polymers have become increasingly important in advanced cosmetic formulations through the years. Silicone science is an area seeing many new developments being made, any of which could revolutionize the industry.

Silicones for Personal Care, 2nd Edition provides invaluable information to the cosmetic chemist about the basic chemistry and properties of these important silicones. This book stresses the various steps in the synthesis of silicone compounds—construction, functionalization and derivitization—which have a profound impact on performance.

Topics include:

Basic silicone materials
Emulsions
Silicone surfactants
Silicone esters
Silicone complexes
Silicone resins
And much more!