Dow Corning ® PH-1560 Glossy Fluid
Ahead of the trends
Dow Corning® PH-1560 Glossy
Fluid helps match your products
with global trends in lip color:
ƒƒ High gloss that brightens and
illuminates the lips contributes to the
wet look and more intense color
ƒƒ Combination of high gloss and high
viscosity helps lips look fuller
ƒƒ High viscosity improves transfer
resistance, resulting in longerlasting effects
ƒƒ Pleasant silicone sensory profile
Properties
Dow Corning PH-1560 Glossy Fluid
is a high-phenyl-content silicone
fluid with high viscosity and a high
refractive index.
Typical Properties
Appearance
Viscosity at 25°C
Refractive index at 25°C
Colorless to pale yellow
10,000 mm2/s
1.58
performance. It is suitable for stick,
gel or liquid products.
Long-lasting gloss for
color cosmetics
Customers want three qualities from
lip gloss and lipstick. They want a high
shine that brightens the lips and offers
vibrant color, plumping action that
helps make lips look fuller and longlasting wear so they do not need to
reapply the cosmetic as often.
Dow Corning® PH-1560 Glossy Fluid
combines the high shine, plumping
effect and durability customers want in
a unique high-phenyl-content silicone
fluid. Its high viscosity and reflectivity
provide the long-lasting shine that is
the key to your product’s success, in
a formulation that improves sensory
Better coverage of fine lines, higher
gloss, richer color and longer-lasting
wear for lips that look fuller:
Dow Corning PH-1560 Glossy Fluid
can help you put a smile on your
customer’s face.
Better shine, better looks, better feel
The high viscosity and high reflectivity
of Dow Corning PH-1560 Glossy Fluid
is a unique pairing of qualities that
allow this material to meet the needs
of consumers. It has a much higher
refractive index at high viscosity than
competitive products (Figure 1). The
high viscosity helps maintain a glossy
layer on the skin, resulting in the
perception of the fuller, glossy look
customers want (Figure 2).
A test panel determined a lip color formulation containing
Dow Corning® PH-1560 Glossy Fluid was significantly
less sticky and easier to apply compared to a control
formulation without the silicone (Figure 3). In another
evaluation, a lip gloss formulation with Dow Corning
PH-1560 Glossy Fluid provided more gloss and smooth
surface benefits than a commercial benchmark (Figure 4).
When comparing neat samples of Dow Corning PH-1560
Glossy Fluid and polyisobutene (PIB), panelists noted
higher gloss and lower tackiness associated with the
silicone (Figure 5).
FIGURE 4: Appearance evaluation (number of panelists
making selection)
Commercial
Benchmark
With Dow Corning®
PH-1560 Glossy Fluid
Glossy appearance
0
20***
Plumped appearance
5
15*
Smooth surface
3
17**
Minimizes fine lines
5
15*
*** 1 00% Confidence Level
** 9 9% Confidence Level
* 95% Confidence Level
FIGURE 5: Dow Corning PH-1560 Glossy Fluid is more glossy and
less tacky than polyisobutene
FIGURE 1: High refractive index and high viscosity of Dow Corning
PH-1560 Glossy Fluid
Phenyl Silicone and Organic Oil Lineup
1.60
Refractive Index (25˚C)
1.58
PH-1555
HRI Cosmetic Fluid
1.56
(Low viscosity, high refractive index)
1.54
1.52
PH-1560
Glossy Fluid
(High viscosity, high refractive index)
Polyisobutene
(Low viscosity PIB)
1.50
Polyisobutene
1.48
(High viscosity PIB)
556 Cosmetic Grade Fluid
1.46
Octyldodecanol
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
1.44
Sensory evaluation of neat sample: Dow Corning PH-1560 Glossy
Fluid vs. polyisobutene (high viscosity PIB, 50,000 mm2/s)
Diisostearyl Malate
1.42
1.40
10
1,000
Viscosity (25˚C, mm2/s)
100
Dow Corning® Brand
100,000
10,000
Competitive Phenyl Silicone
Organic Oils
FIGURE 2: Predictive model for vertical line of lip
Colored fluids were applied to cotton textile.*
High viscosity fluid
Low viscosity fluid
Dow Corning® High viscosity
PH-1560
PIB
Glossy Fluid
Low viscosity
PIB
Maintains drop shape
integrity with gloss
Absorbed by cotton textile
Dow Corning® Dow Corning®
PH-1555 HRI 556 Cosmetic
Cosmetic
Grade Fluid
Fluid
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Diisostearyl
malate
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*0.1 g of sample, which contains 0.5 wt% Cl 15850
FIGURE 3: Sensory evaluation (number of panelists making selection)
Control Formulation
With Dow Corning®
PH-1560 Glossy Fluid
Ease of application
2
16**
Less sticky
3
15**
** 99% Confidence Level
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