SiliSolve Plus™ Alternatives

SiliSolve Plus™ is a specialized emulsifier designed to combine water, oil, and silicone phases, allowing for formulations with a significant oil content (up to 30% including silicones). It is particularly useful for creating water-in-oil-silicone emulsions.

Since SiliSolve Plus™ is currently out of stock, you are looking for alternatives. Based on our product information, SiliSolve™ is a related product that can emulsify water and silicone.

However, there is a key difference:

• SiliSolve Plus™ is designed for Water-Oil-Silicone systems and can handle up to 30% oil.
• SiliSolve™ is primarily for Water-Silicone systems and can only handle a very small amount of oil (should not exceed 3%).

Therefore, if your formula is a simple water-in-silicone emulsion with minimal or no oil phase, SiliSolve™ might be a suitable alternative. However, if your formula contains a significant amount of oil, SiliSolve™ will likely not work as a direct replacement for SiliSolve Plus™.

Regarding the question about using a general cream maker (typically an O/W emulsifier) to emulsify silicone: General O/W emulsifiers are designed to disperse oil into water. They are generally not effective at creating water-in-silicone or water-in-oil-silicone emulsions or effectively incorporating a large silicone phase into a water base. You would need a specific emulsifier designed for W/Si or W/O/Si systems like SiliSolve Plus™ or SiliSolve™ (for low oil content).

In summary, consider the oil content in your formula. If it's low (under 3%), SiliSolve™ could potentially replace SiliSolve Plus™ for a water-in-silicone system. If your formula has a higher oil content and requires emulsification of water, oil, and silicone, SiliSolve™ is not a suitable alternative, and you would need to find a different W/O or W/Si emulsifier capable of handling the oil phase, or potentially reformulate.