A silicone hydrogel formed from a reactive monomer mixture comprising: a. between 1 and 15 wt% at least one polyamide, wherein "polyamide" refers to polymers and copolymers comprising repeating units containing amide groups; b. at least one first mono-functional, hydroxyl substituted, linear poly(disubstituted siloxane) having 4 to 8 siloxane repeating units; c. at least one second hydroxyl substituted, linear poly(disubstituted siloxane) selected from the group consisting of mono-functional hydroxyl substituted poly(disubstituted siloxane)s having 10 to 200 or 10-100 siloxane repeating units and multifunctional hydroxyl substituted poly(disubstituted siloxane)s having 10 to 200, or 10 to 100 siloxane repeating units, and mixtures thereof; d. 5 to 35 wt% of at least one hydrophilic monomer; wherein the first hydroxyl substituted, linear poly(disubstituted siloxane) and the second mono-functional hydroxyl substituted, linear poly(disubstituted siloxane) are present in concentrations to provide a ratio of wt% of all first hydroxyl substituted, linear poly(disubstituted siloxane) to wt% of all second hydroxyl substituted, linear poly(disubstituted siloxane)s of 0.4-1.3, or 0.4-1.0; wherein "functional" means a group which can undergo free radical polymerization; wherein concentrations of components are given in weight % of all components in the reaction mixture, excluding diluent. a. between 1 and 15 wt% at least one polyamide, wherein "polyamide" refers to polymers and copolymers comprising repeating units containing amide groups; b. at least one first mono-functional, hydroxyl substituted, linear poly(disubstituted siloxane) having 4 to 8 siloxane repeating units; c. at least one second hydroxyl substituted, linear poly(disubstituted siloxane) selected from the group consisting of mono-functional hydroxyl substituted poly(disubstituted siloxane)s having 10 to 200 or 10-100 siloxane repeating units and multifunctional hydroxyl substituted poly(disubstituted siloxane)s having 10 to 200, or 10 to 100 siloxane repeating units, and mixtures thereof; d. 5 to 35 wt% of at least one hydrophilic monomer; wherein the first hydroxyl substituted, linear poly(disubstituted siloxane) and the second mono-functional hydroxyl substituted, linear poly(disubstituted siloxane) are present in concentrations to provide a ratio of wt% of all first hydroxyl substituted, linear poly(disubstituted siloxane) to wt% of all second hydroxyl substituted, linear poly(disubstituted siloxane)s of 0.4-1.3, or 0.4-1.0; wherein "functional" means a group which can undergo free radical polymerization; wherein concentrations of components are given in weight % of all components in the reaction mixture, excluding diluent. wherein the first hydroxyl substituted, linear poly(disubstituted siloxane) and the second mono-functional hydroxyl substituted, linear poly(disubstituted siloxane) are present in concentrations to provide a ratio of wt% of all first hydroxyl substituted, linear poly(disubstituted siloxane) to wt% of all second hydroxyl substituted, linear poly(disubstituted siloxane)s of 0.4-1.3, or 0.4-1.0; wherein "functional" means a group which can undergo free radical polymerization; wherein concentrations of components are given in weight % of all components in the reaction mixture, excluding diluent.