Organopolysiloxane gels having glycoside residues, prepared by reaction of unsaturated organopolysiloxane resins and compounds having a glycoside residue and a hydrosilylatable end group, with the proviso that the proportion by weight, based on the total weight of the organopolysiloxane gel, is 0.1% to 10% by weight, preferably 0.1% to 5% by weight, more preferably 0.3% to 2% by weight, with Si-H-functional organopolysiloxanes of the general formula H c R 3-c SiO (R 2 SiO) a (RHSiO) b SiR 3-c H c where c is 0 or 1, preferably 0, R may be the same or different and is a monovalent, optionally substituted hydrocarbyl radical having 1 to 18 carbon atoms per radical, a and b are integers, with the proviso that the sum of a+b is 66 to 248, preferably 98 to 248, more preferably 118 to 168, that the organopolysiloxanes contain Si-bonded hydrogen in amounts of 0.011% to 0.044% by weight, preferably of 0.019% to 0.044% by weight, more preferably of 0.022% to 0.032% by weight, and that the average number of Si-H groups per molecule is greater than 2 and less than 5, or mixtures of Si-H-functional organopolysiloxanes with Si-H-functional organopolysiloxanes of the general formula H c R 3-c SiO (R 2 SiO) a (RHSiO) b SiR 3-c H c (I') where c is 0 or 1, preferably 0, R is as defined above, a and b are integers, with the proviso that the sum of a+b is 8 to 248, preferably 38 to 248, and that the organopolysiloxanes contain Si-bonded hydrogen in amounts of 0.045% to 0.35% by weight, preferably of 0.045% to 0.156% by weight, in the presence of catalysts that promote the addition of Si-bonded hydrogen onto aliphatic multiple bonds, where, and or mixtures of and are dispersed in diluents, preferably organopolysiloxanes having 2 to 200 silicon atoms or organic diluents or mixtures of organopolysiloxanes having 2 to 200 silicon atoms and organic diluents. unsaturated organopolysiloxane resins and compounds having a glycoside residue and a hydrosilylatable end group, with the proviso that the proportion by weight, based on the total weight of the organopolysiloxane gel, is 0.1% to 10% by weight, preferably 0.1% to 5% by weight, more preferably 0.3% to 2% by weight, with Si-H-functional organopolysiloxanes of the general formula H c R 3-c SiO (R 2 SiO) a (RHSiO) b SiR 3-c H c where c is 0 or 1, preferably 0, R may be the same or different and is a monovalent, optionally substituted hydrocarbyl radical having 1 to 18 carbon atoms per radical, a and b are integers, with the proviso that the sum of a+b is 66 to 248, preferably 98 to 248, more preferably 118 to 168, that the organopolysiloxanes contain Si-bonded hydrogen in amounts of 0.011% to 0.044% by weight, preferably of 0.019% to 0.044% by weight, more preferably of 0.022% to 0.032% by weight, and that the average number of Si-H groups per molecule is greater than 2 and less than 5, or mixtures of Si-H-functional organopolysiloxanes with c is 0 or 1, preferably 0, R may be the same or different and is a monovalent, optionally substituted hydrocarbyl radical having 1 to 18 carbon atoms per radical, a and b are integers, with the proviso that the sum of a+b is 66 to 248, preferably 98 to 248, more preferably 118 to 168, that the organopolysiloxanes contain Si-bonded hydrogen in amounts of 0.011% to 0.044% by weight, preferably of 0.019% to 0.044% by weight, more preferably of 0.022% to 0.032% by weight, and that the average number of Si-H groups per molecule is greater than 2 and less than 5, or mixtures of Si-H-functional organopolysiloxanes with Si-H-functional organopolysiloxanes of the general formula H c R 3-c SiO (R 2 SiO) a (RHSiO) b SiR 3-c H c (I') where c is 0 or 1, preferably 0, R is as defined above, a and b are integers, with the proviso that the sum of a+b is 8 to 248, preferably 38 to 248, and that the organopolysiloxanes contain Si-bonded hydrogen in amounts of 0.045% to 0.35% by weight, preferably of 0.045% to 0.156% by weight, in the presence of c is 0 or 1, preferably 0, R is as defined above, a and b are integers, with the proviso that the sum of a+b is 8 to 248, preferably 38 to 248, and that the organopolysiloxanes contain Si-bonded hydrogen in amounts of 0.045% to 0.35% by weight, preferably of 0.045% to 0.156% by weight, catalysts that promote the addition of Si-bonded hydrogen onto aliphatic multiple bonds, where, and or mixtures of and are dispersed in diluents, preferably organopolysiloxanes having 2 to 200 silicon atoms or organic diluents or mixtures of organopolysiloxanes having 2 to 200 silicon atoms and organic diluents.