silicone
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His research will examine reaction pathways and rates associated with silicate dissolution, repolymerization, carbonation, glass formation, and silicone synthesis.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
Brown, who exercises five days a week, starts by working an anti-bacterial body wash into his skin with a silicone scrubber, then follows with a hydrating body wash with hyaluronic acid or glycerin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Another reader stores leftovers and produce in Mason jars or reusable silicone bags instead of disposable zip-top bags.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
Inspired by her family’s produce, she cast real corn, strawberries and cherries in plaster, then made a silicone mold to create copies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
He secured the pea-sized transmitter with a dab of silicone.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
Many silicon-derived materials used in concrete, glass, ceramics, semiconductors, and silicones require high temperatures, large amounts of energy, and intensive chemical processing to produce.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
Meanwhile, MGS features widely in consumer goods, including aluminum alloys used in car manufacturing as well as silicones that go into cosmetics, sealants and batteries.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 24, 2021
The general consensus is that while any product can be marked “clean,” a true clean product avoids the use of ingredients like parabens, sulfates, silicones, phthalates, and synthetic fragrances.
From Slate ● Feb. 5, 2019
All five options are vegan and none contains sulphates, silicones, parabens or toxic dyes.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 15, 2017
She learned, from women who posted long instructions, to avoid shampoos with silicones, to use a leave-in conditioner on wet hair, to sleep in a satin scarf.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
