Say goodbye to the “fake face", how does the low-viscosity silicone elastomer reshape the silky experience of makeup primer?
Makeup primer
It belongs to the right-hand man of base makeup, quietly smoothing pores, stabilizing the shine, and making subsequent foundation obedient all day long.But many people have also had this experience: after applying makeup primer, their faces feel like they are wrapped in a layer of plastic film, which is slippery, stuffy, and even rubbed mud and mottled directly after applying makeup.
The key to the problem is the ingredients hidden in the makeup primer.Today, let's talk about the key to determining the makeup primer-silicone elastomer, and a raw material that can truly achieve silky smoothness: SMOICON® MY622.
Why is your makeup primer always easy to step on thunder?
Don't rush to blame yourself for your bad technique. In many cases, the root cause of the rollover of makeup primer lies in the contradiction between the formula and the skin feeling design.
In the makeup primer on the market, oil-controlled matte models often appear. After applying, they are dry and tight, and the subsequent foundation is directly stuck in the pattern and powder, or it is the main moisturizing and moisturizing model. After applying, the face is shiny and shiny, and the makeup is mottled after less than noon.To make matters worse, in order to pursue a good touch, many products add high-viscosity Silicone Elastomers or a large number of silane ingredients, which instantly slip on the face, and even rub mud with subsequent foundation and sunscreen.
The core of these problems is actually the failure to balance the relationship between smoothness and true skin feeling.What consumers want is never the kind of fake smoothness that feels like a silicone toy, but the silky texture of the skin itself that seems to have been smoothed and comes with a soft light filter.
What is a silicon elastomer?How can it be the soul ingredient of makeup primer?
You may have seen an ingredient called “polydimethylsiloxane crosslinked polymer” on the ingredient list of many big brand makeup primer. This is what we often call a silicone elastomer.
In simple terms, a silicone elastomer is a three-dimensional mesh structure formed by the crosslinking of siloxane chains. It is like an elastic mesh that is soaked in low-viscosity silicone oil to form a jelly-like gel.
When it is applied to the skin, the low-viscosity silicone oil will evaporate quickly, and the elastic mesh structure left behind will fit the surface of the skin, forming a thin, breathable elastic film.This layer of film is the key to achieving a variety of magical effects of makeup primer：
· Invisible pores, soft focus dermabrasion: The mesh structure of the silicone elastomer can fill the tiny bumps on the surface of the skin, such as pores and fine lines, making the skin instantly smooth.At the same time, its structure can also scatter light, forming an effect similar to a soft light filter, visually weakening defects and achieving a soft-focus makeup effect.
· Silky ductility, say goodbye to pulling: The lubricating feeling that comes with the silicone elastomer can make subsequent makeup products such as foundation and sunscreen push away as smoothly as on silk, greatly reducing the friction and pulling during application, and avoiding the mottling of base makeup caused by repeated application.
· Absorb excess oil and extend makeup retention: The structure of the silicone elastomer has a certain oil absorption ability, which can absorb excess sebum on the surface of the skin, reduce the risk of foundation being dissolved by oil and makeup, and make the makeup more refreshing and long-lasting.
· Film-forming makeup locks and reduces makeup removal: The elastic film formed by the silicon elastomer can make the foundation more firmly attached to the skin, reducing makeup removal and powder floating due to expression and friction.
What's the good thing about MY622, a low-viscosity silicon elastomer?
Many silicone elastomer products, in order to pursue higher viscosity and stronger thickening ability, often choose high-viscosity silicone oil as the solvent, resulting in the final product has a heavy texture, a strong sense of false slipperiness, and even acne and mud rubbing.
MY622, on the other hand, chose low-viscosity polydimethylsiloxane as the solvent. This small change has brought a different skin feeling and experience：
1. Real silky, not fake
The low-viscosity solvent makes the texture of MY622 lighter and lighter. When applied to the skin, it can spread quickly without the heavy, sticky feeling of pulling.What you can feel is the smoothness of the skin being instantly smoothed, not the false smoothness that feels like plastic.This kind of smoothness is real and integrated into the skin, not floating on the surface.
2. More refreshing, more breathable, say goodbye to stuffy acne
Because the viscosity of the solvent is lower, the film formed by MY622 is also thinner and more breathable.Compared with the stuffy feeling caused by traditional high-viscosity silicone elastomers, the formula of MY622 allows the skin to breathe freely, even if it is oily skin or acne muscles, there is no need to worry about clogging pores and stuffy acne.
3. Stronger compatibility, say goodbye to the trouble of rubbing mud
Many times, makeup primer and follow-up products rub mud because the viscosity of the silicone elastomer is too high and the compatibility with other ingredients is poor.The low viscosity characteristics of MY622 make it better compatible with other makeup ingredients. Whether it is used with foundation, sunscreen or loose powder, it can live in harmony, greatly reducing the risk of rubbing mud.
4. Long-lasting moisturizing, good skin feeling
Although MY622 is mainly refreshing and silky, it also has excellent moisturizing ability.The mesh structure of the silicone elastomer can lock in the moisture on the surface of the skin, reduce the evaporation of moisture, so that the skin can remain hydrated and not dry while wearing makeup for a long time, and avoid the base makeup stuck lines and mottling caused by dry skin.
With MY622 as the core-silky makeup primer
Having said that, what effect can MY622 have in the actual formula?Let's take an O/W system silky makeup primer as an example to see its performance.
1. Skin feeling experience
When applied, the low viscosity characteristics of MY622 allow it to be pushed away instantly, silky to the touch and without resistance.Within a few seconds, the excess low-viscosity silicone oil evaporates, leaving a thin, transparent elastic film on the surface of the skin, which feels as smooth as silk and has no sticky feeling.
You can clearly feel that the pores and fine lines of the skin have been quietly smoothed, and the originally uneven skin instantly becomes smooth and delicate, with a soft-focus soft light feeling.
2. Balance of oil control and moisturizing
Its silicone elastomer structure can absorb excess oil on the surface of the skin, keep the makeup fresh and matte, and avoid subsequent foundation from taking off makeup due to the dissolution of oil.At the same time, it can lock in the skin's own moisture and prevent moisture from evaporating, so that dry skin will not get stuck or mottled due to long-term makeup.
3. Makeup effect
Whether it is sweating and oiling in summer or rubbing your face daily, the base makeup is not easy to take off and mottled, and it can maintain a clean and clear makeup surface for a long time.
More than just makeup primer, more possibilities for MY622
In addition to makeup primer, MY622, a low-viscosity silicone elastomer, can play a unique advantage in many makeup and skin care products.：
· Air cushion/powder formula: Adding MY622 can improve the dispersion of the powder, make the powder smoother and more obedient to makeup, and at the same time improve the waterproof and sweat-proof performance of the product.
· Sunscreen products: The silky skin feeling of MY622 can improve the greasy feeling and whitening of sunscreen, make sunscreen products more refreshing to apply, form a film faster, and subsequent makeup is not easy to rub mud.
· Moisturizing makeup: With moisturizing ingredients, MY622 can create products that have both moisturizing and soft-focus effects, such as moisturizing makeup primer, moisturizing cream, etc.
· Eye makeup products: The smoothness of MY622 can make eye shadow, eyeliner and other products better spread, reduce the problem of flying powder and agglomeration, and at the same time improve the holding time of eye makeup.
Even in some skin care products, MY622 can be used as a skin sensation regulator to improve the greasy feeling of the product and make creams and lotions more refreshing and smooth to apply.For example, softeners such as Bis diglyceryl polyacyladipate 2 can not only retain the moisturizing power of the product, but also improve its heavy and sticky skin feeling.
Recipe tips for MY622
If you are developing a makeup primer or makeup product that pursues advanced skin feeling, MY622 is definitely a raw material worth trying.
It should be noted that MY622 is an O/W system-friendly silicon elastomer, which can be well integrated into the O/W system and improve the skin feel and stability of the system.In other formulas, with an emulsion system such as Emulsifier makeup, it can help MY622 better disperse in the aqueous phase to form a stable emulsion without destroying its own silky skin feeling.
In addition, since the solvent of MY622 is low-viscosity silicone oil, the film-forming speed of the formula will be relatively fast, so when designing the use scenario of the product, you can consider using some volatile silicone oil to adjust the product's spreadability and film-forming speed.
Finally
Many people think that makeup primer is an extra step, but it is not.A good makeup primer can make your base makeup twice as effective.It is like the foundation of the base makeup. Once the foundation is firmly established, the subsequent foundation can be obedient and lasting, and the makeup can be more refined and natural.And a low-viscosity silicone elastomer like MY622 is the core of creating a good makeup primer.
Maybe you have used a lot of big brand makeup primer, but you have never found one that is completely satisfactory. Maybe you are developing a makeup primer product, but you are stuck in the balance between skin feeling and makeup holding.You may wish to try MY622, it may bring you unexpected surprises.
After all, a good base makeup starts with a primer that really understands you.And a makeup primer that understands you is often hidden in raw materials like SMOICON® MY622.
Hubei Mingya New Material Technology Co., Ltd.
