FEATURES
• Ease of application, rubout and buffing
• Enhances color
• Reduced surface tension
• Fungi- and bacteria-resistant
• Thermally stable
• Essentially inert
• Soluble in a wide range of solvents
• High compressibility
• High shearability without breakdown
• High gloss intensity
• High damping action
• Low environmental hazard and fire hazard
• Low reactivity
• Low surface energy
• Low vapor pressure
• Low pour point
• Allows skin transpiration
• Essentially colorless, odorless, tasteless and nontoxic
• Good abrasion resistance
• Water repellent
BENEFITS
For personal care applications
• Skin protection
• Imparts soft, velvety skin feel
• Spreads easily on both skin and hair
• De-soaping (prevents foaming during rubout)
For industrial applications
• Oxidation-, chemical- and weather-resistant
• Excellent release, dielectric and antifoam properties
APPLICATIONS
Active ingredient in a variety of automotive, furniture, metal, and specialty polishes
Ingredient in protective creams, aerosol shave lathers, antiperspirants, and other personal care products
Foam control for petroleum production and refinery operations
Other applications including coatings additive, damping fluid, elastomer and plastics lubricant, electrical insulating fluid, mechanical fluid, mold release agent, plastics additive, specialty chemical products ingredient, leather finishing, surface active agent