Featured Ingredient:Silicone

silicone

The term "silicone" is a polymer made up of silicon, oxygen, carbon, and hydrogen. Silicones are a group of synthetic compounds rather than a specific substance with a single scientific name. The chemical structure of silicone polymers can vary, and they are often derived from silicon.

Ingredient functions - Silicone plays vital roles in diverse applications, serving as the main material in electronics for integrated circuits, contributing to solar energy production, providing durability in construction materials like silicones, and fulfilling various functions in metallurgy, health, automotive, cosmetics, agriculture, glass production, and water purification.

Concerns - Use restrictions (moderate), Persistence and bioaccumulation (high), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), and Ecotoxicology (low)