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Comparatively Speaking: Wetting/Eye Irritation in Trisiloxane vs. Dimethicone Copolyol
By: Anthony J. O'Lenick Jr., Siltech LLC
Posted: February 15, 2011
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Table 2 compares the same trisiloxane to a series of increasing molecular weight dimethicone copolyol compounds at 10% active in water for eye irritation. It shows that trisiloxanes are as irritating as sodium lauryl sulfate but as the molecular weight increases, the irritation level drops dramatically.
Reference
1. http://dow-answer.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1695/~/triton-gr-series-surfactants---wetting
