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Silicone chemicals exhibit unique surface as well as bulk properties that make them highly desirable for cosmetic applications. These include chemical inertness, biocompatibility, lubricity, comfort feel, slippery feel, compatibility with various formulations, hydrophobicity, hydrophilicity, broad synthetic molecular design options, and unique ability to combine several properties into one single molecule.

Much has been written about environmental pollution and its impact on skin. This article stands head and shoulder above many of these because it actually measures the impact of specific factors deriving from various types of environmental pollution on the microbiome existing on skin of different types.