Silicones in Skin Care and Cosmetics

Hydrophilic TOSPEARL

TOSPEARL AQ-05
(XC99-C2075)

Superb sensory to
Skin care products

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 What is Hydrophilic TOSPEARL?

TOSPEARL AQ Structure
Cationic polymer TOSPEARL AQ is polymethylsilsesquioxane
powder coated with cationic polymer on surface.
It can be easily used in O/W type formulation
Me Me while providing smooth & silky sensory to the
Si O Si skin.
Me O O Me
O O
Si Si
Me
O O O O
Si O Si
Me O

TOSPEARL

Property TOSPEARL AQ-05

Appearance White powder

Particle size (µm) 5.0
pH 6.0
Specific gravity 1.36

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 Characteristics & Application

Characteristics & Application

Characteristics Application

- Easily dispersed in water - O/W Skin care Cream

- Stable at temp below 150℃ - O/W Sunscreen & Foundation
- Provide smooth & silky TOSPEARL - Skin care Lotion
- sensory to skin. - Body care products
- Water based color cosmetics

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 SEM Picture

×5000 ×5000

×500 ×500

TOSPEARL 145A TOSPEARL AQ-05

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 Particle analyzer analysis

Particle size: TOSPEARL AQ-05 and TOSPEARL 145A

TOSPEARL 145A
TOSPEARL AQ-05

Particle size (µm)

TOSPEARL AQ-05 has a sharp particle distribution.

It has larger particle size (0.6 µm) than TOSPERAL145A.

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 Carmine lotion

Carmine lotion After agitation

Composition
Materials
(wt%)
Ethanol 9.00
1)
1,3-Btylene glycol 4.50
TOSPEARL AQ-05 4.00
Sorbitan 1.00
(Sorbitol SG, Nikken Chemical)
1)
Kaolin 0.72
1)
Zinc oxide 0.60
AQ-05 145A
PEG6000 0.50
1)
Talk 0.48 After 1day
Mica 0.48
1)
Magnesium Aluminium Silicate 0.42
NaCl 0.20 145A coagulates
1)
Sodium Magnesium Silicate 0.06
Camphor 0.03
Menthol 0.01 AQ-05 can easily
be re-dispersed
Antiseptics q.s.
Water 78.01

AQ-05 145A
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 TOSPEARL AQ-05
Physical properties

Stability & Dispersibility

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 Heat resistance

TOSPEARL AQ-05 heat resistance at various temperature for 30min

Blank 105°C 120°C 150°C 200°C 250°C

TOSPEARL AQ-05 is stable under 150℃.

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 Stability

Stability results on various condition (10wt% TOSPEARL AQ-05 suspension)

Condition Median (µm) Condition Median (µm)

0wk 1wk 2.5wk 4wk 0wk 1wk 2.5wk 4wk

H2O 5.84 5.92 5.56 5.51 pH34) 6.03 5.82 5.81 5.60

C1) 4.97 4.96 4.93 5.00 pH54) 5.92 5.83 5.79 5.60

A2) 4.97 4.96 4.94 4.98 pH74) 5.89 5.79 5.76 5.60

N3) 4.98 4.89 4.95 5.17 pH94) 5.75 5.75 5.72 5.58

20% EtOH aq. 6.00 5.96 6.06 5.80 pH114) 5.48 5.56 5.62 5.60

50% EtOH aq. 5.53 5.45 5.46 5.46 pH134) 5.71 4.90 4.94 5.98

1) 1wt% of cationic emulsifier aq., 2) 1wt% of anionic emulsifier aq., 3) 1wt% of nonionic emulsifier aq.
4) pH controller: NaOH and HCl

TOSPEARL AQ-05 is stable at wide range of pH over 4 weeks at 50℃.

It is also stable in Ethanol suspension.

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 Dispersibility in H2O

Dispersibility in water (10wt% TOSPEARL AQ-05 suspension)

10%wt TOSPEARL AQ-05 & 145A were added to H2O to observe the dispersibility.
The suspension was agitated 40 times and then kept stationary for 24 hours.

Before agitation After agitation After 24 hours

TOSPEARL
145A

TOSPEARL
AQ-05
Easy to re-disperse
TOSPEARL TOSPEARL TOSPEARL TOSPEARL TOSPEARL TOSPEARL
145A AQ-05 145A AQ-05 145A AQ-05

TOSPEARL
TOSPEARLAQ-05
AQ-05can
caneasily
easilybe
bere-dispersed
re-dispersed
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 Dispersibility (pH)

Dispersibility of TOSPERAL AQ-05 at various pH conditions

After added After shaking for 5 min

After 1 day

TOSPEARL AQ-05 shows good dispersibility

at pH 3-11 condition
(pH controller: NaOH and HCl)
-10wt% TOSPEAL AQ-05 suspension-

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 Dispersibility (oil/water)

Dispersibility of TOSPEARL AQ-05 Condition:

in various Water / oil solution 1. 10wt% of TOSPEARL AQ-05 was added to oil/water mixture.
2. Agitated by ultrasonic wave for 5 min
3. Kept at R.T. for 1hour.

Oil phase

Water
phase

Cyclopentasiloxane Isoparafin Isononyl-

isononaete
Blank
(Only water) Caprylic/Capric Squalane
DMF-10ｃｓ
Triglyceride

TOSPEARL AQ-05 remains dispersed in the aqueous phase.

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