A process of making one or more molecules comprising one or more beta-hydroxyamine moieties said process comprising: a) combining one or more molecules comprising one or more primary and/or secondary amine moieties, said one or more molecules comprising an amino silicone, with one or more molecules comprising one or more epoxide moieties and a catalyst comprising a protic solvent, said protic solvent: (i) having a hydroxyl equivalents of at least 0.007 equivalents per gram, preferably from 0.007 to 0.032 equivalents per gram, more preferably from 0.009 to 0.026 equivalents per gram; most preferably from 0.013 to 0.022 equivalents per gram; and (ii) comprising at least two hydroxyl moieties per protic solvent molecule, said at least two hydroxyl moieties per protic solvent molecule having at least one conformation selected from the group consisting of α-β, α-γ, and α-δ, and solubility of at least 0.2%, preferably at least 0.3% to 20%, most preferably from 0.5% to 20% by weight of protic solvent in the mixture at the conditions of the reaction, to form a first mixture; b) heating said first mixture to a temperature of from 20°C to 200°C, from preferably 60°C to 175°C, most preferably from 100°C to 160°C and maintaining said temperature for a time of from 10 seconds to 48 hours, preferably from 10 minutes to 48 hours, more preferably from 10 minutes to 20 hours, more preferably from 10 minutes to 12 hours, most preferably from 10 minutes to 6 hours to form a composition comprising one or more molecules comprising one or more beta-hydroxyamine moieties; and c) optionally purifying said composition comprising one or more molecules comprising one or more beta-hydroxyamine moieties. a) combining one or more molecules comprising one or more primary and/or secondary amine moieties, said one or more molecules comprising an amino silicone, with one or more molecules comprising one or more epoxide moieties and a catalyst comprising a protic solvent, said protic solvent: (i) having a hydroxyl equivalents of at least 0.007 equivalents per gram, preferably from 0.007 to 0.032 equivalents per gram, more preferably from 0.009 to 0.026 equivalents per gram; most preferably from 0.013 to 0.022 equivalents per gram; and (ii) comprising at least two hydroxyl moieties per protic solvent molecule, said at least two hydroxyl moieties per protic solvent molecule having at least one conformation selected from the group consisting of α-β, α-γ, and α-δ, and solubility of at least 0.2%, preferably at least 0.3% to 20%, most preferably from 0.5% to 20% by weight of protic solvent in the mixture at the conditions of the reaction, to form a first mixture; (i) having a hydroxyl equivalents of at least 0.007 equivalents per gram, preferably from 0.007 to 0.032 equivalents per gram, more preferably from 0.009 to 0.026 equivalents per gram; most preferably from 0.013 to 0.022 equivalents per gram; and (ii) comprising at least two hydroxyl moieties per protic solvent molecule, said at least two hydroxyl moieties per protic solvent molecule having at least one conformation selected from the group consisting of α-β, α-γ, and α-δ, and solubility of at least 0.2%, preferably at least 0.3% to 20%, most preferably from 0.5% to 20% by weight of protic solvent in the mixture at the conditions of the reaction, to form a first mixture; b) heating said first mixture to a temperature of from 20°C to 200°C, from preferably 60°C to 175°C, most preferably from 100°C to 160°C and maintaining said temperature for a time of from 10 seconds to 48 hours, preferably from 10 minutes to 48 hours, more preferably from 10 minutes to 20 hours, more preferably from 10 minutes to 12 hours, most preferably from 10 minutes to 6 hours to form a composition comprising one or more molecules comprising one or more beta-hydroxyamine moieties; and c) optionally purifying said composition comprising one or more molecules comprising one or more beta-hydroxyamine moieties.