Silicones for Household Care
Silicones take "work" out of
housework
We want our homes and clothing to be neat and clean. But in today's busy
world, we have increasingly less time to spend washing, scrubbing, polishing
and ironing.
Detergents, fabric softeners, hard-surface cleaners and polishes formulated
with silicones can help us get household chores done faster and with less
effort. They also can help us reduce the amount of water and energy required to
launder our clothes.
Click the  icons to see how many ways
silicones help make our lives easier and our possessions last longer.
Why silicone materials excel in household care
applications
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Silicones have great wetting capability – they can completely wet a
wide variety of substrates, from glass, plastics, metals and ceramics to
fabrics.
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Silicones easily coat surfaces and require little physical effort to
apply.
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Silicones are effective at low use levels.
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Silicones provide easy to achieve complete surface
coverage.
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Silicones offer performance across a broad range of
temperatures.
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Thin films produce high gloss and depth of gloss.
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Silicones have excellent lubricity and promote softness.
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When used in fabric softeners, silicones can significantly improve the
speed of water pick-up in towels and other fabrics.
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Silicones have excellent foam management capabilities.
| Did you know ... A silicone antifoam that costs
more
than an organic antifoam can actually cost less to use.
Learn Why.
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Silicones give household care product manufacturers an entire toolbox of
flexible and efficient formulating options that can help them meet
consumer desires for easy-to-use, labor-reducing products that
help keep things looking new ... longer and promote
energy-saving, water-saving processes.
Learn about other advantages
of silicones.
| | Did you know ... Using an ironing aid that
contains
silicone can reduce ironing time by up to 10%.
Saving time saves energy.
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Versatile material options
Silicones for household care applications come in many forms:
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Polydimethylsiloxane fluids and emulsions
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Aminofunctional silicone fluids and emulsions
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Silicone resins
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Silicone waxes
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Silicone polyethers
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Silicone antifoam compounds
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Granules – encapsulated silicone antifoams for use in powdered
detergents
Learn more about the different forms of silicone.
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Did you know ... Silicones can prevent foam from occurring,
knock down existing foam, or even help create and stabilize foam.
Open the silicone toolbox
to learn more about the many things silicones can
be and do.
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