VAS - Vegetable Alternative to Silicone

Hydrogenated Ethylhexyl Olivate (and) Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiables. VAS - Vegetable Alternative to Silicone distributed by DKSH is a highly stable, preservative-free emollient. It acts as excellent skin moisturizer and hair conditioner. It is a natural oil derived from olives. It is an excellent alternative to silicone, close to dimethicone.

• It provides soft, tackiness, gloss, shine, light and non greasy & long lasting silky feel with quick skin penetration and dry after feel.
• It restores skin suppleness, elasticity and improves hair brightness & smoothness (easier combing), like silicones.
• It is suitable with all skin types.
• It imparts great sensorial performance and spreadability to formulations, non interfering with formulations viscosity.
• It helps reducing the whitening effect of some formulations (like silicones’ low surface tension) and anti-soaping effect.
• It is compatible with most surfactants used in foaming products (good foaming properties compatibility).
• VAS - Vegetable Alternative to Silicone is used in skin-, body-, hair-, sun- and after sun-, men’s care and foundations, lipsticks & lipglosses.
• It has a shelf life of 24 months.
• It is COSMOS and Ecocert approved.