An aqueous silicone polyether microemulsion consisting of: i) at least 20% by weight of a water immiscible dispersed phase comprising: A) a polydialkylsiloxane-polyoxyalkylene copolymer having the average formula R 1 3 SiO[R 1 2 SiO] x [R 1 R 2 SiO] y SiR 1 3 or R 1 2 R 2 SiO[R 1 2 SiO] x SiR 1 2 R 2 wherein x ranges from 50 to 1000, y ranges from 1 to 50, R 1 is an alkyl group containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R 2 is a polyoxyalkylene group having the average formula -R 3 O(C 2 H 4 O) a (C 3 H 6 O) b R 4 wherein a is greater than 4, b ranges from 0 to 10, R 3 is a divalent hydrocarbon group containing 2 to 12 carbon atoms, R 4 is hydrogen, R 1, or an acetyl group, with the proviso that the polydialkylsiloxane-polyoxyalkylene copolymer contains 0.1 to 10 wt % ethylene oxide (C 2 H 4 O) groups of the weight of the copolymer, B) optionally, a water immiscible silicone or hydrocarbon fluid, and ii) at least 5% by weight of C) an emulsifier selected from an anionic surfactant, a cationic surfactant, a nonionic surfactant, or a combination thereof, wherein the silicone polyether microemulsion is optically transparent and has an average particle size of less than 100 nanometers, wherein the % by weight of i) and ii) is of the weight of the microemulsion. i) at least 20% by weight of a water immiscible dispersed phase comprising: A) a polydialkylsiloxane-polyoxyalkylene copolymer having the average formula R 1 3 SiO[R 1 2 SiO] x [R 1 R 2 SiO] y SiR 1 3 or R 1 2 R 2 SiO[R 1 2 SiO] x SiR 1 2 R 2 wherein x ranges from 50 to 1000, y ranges from 1 to 50, R 1 is an alkyl group containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R 2 is a polyoxyalkylene group having the average formula -R 3 O(C 2 H 4 O) a (C 3 H 6 O) b R 4 wherein a is greater than 4, b ranges from 0 to 10, R 3 is a divalent hydrocarbon group containing 2 to 12 carbon atoms, R 4 is hydrogen, R 1, or an acetyl group, with the proviso that the polydialkylsiloxane-polyoxyalkylene copolymer contains 0.1 to 10 wt % ethylene oxide (C 2 H 4 O) groups of the weight of the copolymer, B) optionally, a water immiscible silicone or hydrocarbon fluid, and A) a polydialkylsiloxane-polyoxyalkylene copolymer having the average formula R 1 3 SiO[R 1 2 SiO] x [R 1 R 2 SiO] y SiR 1 3 or R 1 2 R 2 SiO[R 1 2 SiO] x SiR 1 2 R 2 wherein x ranges from 50 to 1000, y ranges from 1 to 50, R 1 is an alkyl group containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R 2 is a polyoxyalkylene group having the average formula -R 3 O(C 2 H 4 O) a (C 3 H 6 O) b R 4 wherein a is greater than 4, b ranges from 0 to 10, R 3 is a divalent hydrocarbon group containing 2 to 12 carbon atoms, R 4 is hydrogen, R 1, or an acetyl group, with the proviso that the polydialkylsiloxane-polyoxyalkylene copolymer contains 0.1 to 10 wt % ethylene oxide (C 2 H 4 O) groups of the weight of the copolymer, wherein x ranges from 50 to 1000, y ranges from 1 to 50, R 1 is an alkyl group containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R 2 is a polyoxyalkylene group having the average formula -R 3 O(C 2 H 4 O) a (C 3 H 6 O) b R 4 wherein a is greater than 4, b ranges from 0 to 10, R 3 is a divalent hydrocarbon group containing 2 to 12 carbon atoms, R 4 is hydrogen, R 1, or an acetyl group, a is greater than 4, b ranges from 0 to 10, R 3 is a divalent hydrocarbon group containing 2 to 12 carbon atoms, R 4 is hydrogen, R 1, or an acetyl group, B) optionally, a water immiscible silicone or hydrocarbon fluid, and ii) at least 5% by weight of C) an emulsifier selected from an anionic surfactant, a cationic surfactant, a nonionic surfactant, or a combination thereof, C) an emulsifier selected from an anionic surfactant, a cationic surfactant, a nonionic surfactant, or a combination thereof,