The year 2020 brought a shortage of many products, partly due to the pandemic that began in March of that same fateful year.

As a result, many silicone producers reduced their purchases of raw materials, because they didn't really know how long the pandemic would last, leading to many layoffs and extremely low inventory levels.

Demand increased again around the fourth quarter of 2020 with the reopening of global economies, but many companies were unable to regain the workforce needed for silicone production.

Another sector that was also greatly affected was logistics, since there was no demand, so many containers were removed from the supply chain.

With all this happening, due to supply shortages from major manufacturers, the risk of silicone supply shortages will persist for a long time, in addition to the price increases that are already occurring.

Therefore, today we are going to talk about Dimethicone, a Green chemistry and reasons for choosing the 100% natural silicones for your products!

 Dimethicone in the production of cosmetics

Dimethicone is a polymer that has a silicone base, created synthetically and is especially present in various cosmetics and personal hygiene products, such as: soap, shampoos, makeup, dermocosmetics and others.

Dimethicone and the environment

As it is not an organic substance, it presents enormous difficulty in decomposition, in addition to its production being a chemical process, which generates a high energy expenditure and results in a high disposal of chemical material.

Understand everything about Green Chemistry and its impact on the world

We are living through a period of great uncertainty and need to adapt to the new reality.
During the pandemic, we developed a greater environmental awareness, valuing nature more, being closer to it, and experiencing more meaningful days.

Therefore, Green Chemistry seeks to introduce components that do not harm the environment and that consider future generations who will live on this planet, ensuring that their decomposition is not harmful to the world.

Discover our Silike line, natural 100% Silicone

Considering the concept of Green Chemistry mentioned above, we created Silike, a natural 100% silicone that strongly promotes sustainability and is also more cost-effective, as it is a much more economical product.
Furthermore, it is a great alternative to replace the Dimethicone mentioned above, and it maintains all the quality found in industrial silicones.

Want to know more about Silike? We've written a super informative article about it; just click here for an in-depth read about this INNOVATIVE product from Maian.

Maian, official producer of Silike – natural 100% silicone!

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