Dow Corning Experts to Present Beauty and Personal Care Technical Posters at IFSCC Congress

Dow Corning Beauty and Personal Care Solutions experts will present six technical posters on silicone-based innovations at the IFSCC Congress, September 20-23, at the Buenos Aires Sheraton Hotel & Convention Center in Argentina.

“Dow Corning continues to pioneer high quality skin care products and technologies that go beyond today’s trends to meet and exceed consumer expectations,” said Stewart Long, Dow Corning Skin Care global marketing manager.

Dow Corning’s poster presentations will include:

Formulating Transparent Sunscreen Gels with Silicone Elastomers
By Michael Starch and Maria Pretzer
(Poster 0357)

Testing the Whitening Effect of Sunscreens Formulated with Titanium Dioxide
By Michael Starch
(Poster 0359)

Silicone Emulsifiers: New Developments and Formulation Concepts
By Isabelle Van Reeth, Rose Bao, Beatrice Durand, Ingrid Vervier, Yasuhiro Kaneta and Cindy Delvallé
(Poster 0050)

Mechanical Properties and Surface Features of Hair from Selected Global Regions
By Tania Cristina, Sá Dias, Caroline G. Freitas, Álvaro Gomes, Véronique Verhelst, Nathalie Wautier and Stéphanie Postiaux
(Poster 0254)

Silicones and Natural Ingredients as Texture and Sensory Modifiers in Cosmetic Systems
By Daniel F. de Almeida, Fernanda Tachinardi and Álvaro L. Gomes
(Poster 0161)

New Silicone Resin Film Formers for Longer Wear and Enhanced Comfort
By Isabelle Van Reeth, Zhikai Kevin Fang, Tina Leaym and Feifei Lin
(Poster 0074)

Dow Corning experts will also be available during the conference at booth number 42-43 to discuss product innovations including:

* Dow Corning® Silicone Organic Elastomer Blends
* Custom Emulsifier Solutions
* Preview of Dow Corning® MQ-1640 Flake Resin
* Dow Corning® HY-3050 Soy Wax and Dow Corning® HY-3051 Soy Wax Blend
* Dow Corning® 9701 Cosmetic Powder

About Dow Corning
Dow Corning provides performance-enhancing solutions to serve the diverse needs of more than 25,000 customers worldwide. A global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, Dow Corning offers more than 7,000 products and services via the company’s Dow Corning® and XIAMETER® brands. Dow Corning is a joint venture equally owned by The Dow Chemical Company and Corning, Incorporated. More than half of Dow Corning’s annual sales are outside the United States.

About Dow Corning Beauty & Personal Care
Dow Corning’s performance-enhancing materials for skin care and hair care products go beyond silicones to provide consumers with a unique sensory experience before, during and after application. Recent innovations include rheology modifiers, emulsifiers, highly efficient thickeners and sebum absorbers, cosmetic powders, sun care formulations and naturally derived solutions such as soy waxes.