Skin Care
It has a degreasing effect for the stickiest of vegetable oils like Castor oil. This means that the wonderful benefits of Castor oil can be used without the product feeling unpleasant.
Use in massage oil blends and eye makeup cleansers and makeup removers.
It gives a very elegant feel much better than the synthetic silicones do.
Use in formulations that are very heavy such as vitamin enriched night creams and butters so that they feel lighter on the skin.
The sunscreens used to give Sun Protection Factor (SPF) can be difficult to work with as they make a cream feel heavy and pasty.
EcoSilk MB is very effective at dispersing powders such as Titanium Dioxide and makes the finished cream spread across the skin better, feeling light and comfortable.
It also reduces the whitening or ghosting effect such creams can have, meaning you can formulate higher SPF’s.
Day Creams with high SPF will feel light and sheer.
It is an extremely effective waterproof makeup remover that does not irritate the eyes.
It can easily transform water in oil (W/O) emulsions into light emulsions that can almost not be distinguished from an oil in water (O/W) emulsion.
Excellent dispersing agent for colour pigments in colour cosmetics.
Good to use in deodorants.
Often, a heavy oil like Castor oil is used sparingly so that it does not sink into the skin when applying a deodorant.