Patent ID: 8524262

Claim:
Amphiphilic silicone compositions, comprising at least one amphiphilic silicone (I) comprising groups of the formulae: R 3 SiO, (R 1 2 SiO) w , (R 1 JSiO) x , (R 1 KSiO) y , (R 1 LSiO) z , and SiR 3 wherein R is a group L or a C 1-30 hydrocarbon group, one R of the R 3 SiO— or —SiR 3 group is optionally a hydroxyl group, and one or more R of the R 3 SiO— or —SiR 3 group is/are optionally a C 1-8 alkoxy group; R 1 is hydrogen or a C 1-30 hydrocarbon group; J is an arylalkyl group; K is a long chain C 8-45 alkyl group; L is an Si—C bonded, oxygen-containing hydrophilic group having a molecular weight greater than 100 Daltons; w is from 0 to 200; x is from 1-100; y is from 1 to 50; and z is from 1 to 50, with the proviso that the amphiphilic silicones contain less than 5 mol percent, based on the total mols of w,x,y, and z, of RSiO 3/2 groups and SiO 4/2 groups which form branching sites, and wherein the amounts of groups containing J and K are such that the amphiphilic silicone has a refractive index greater than 1.44, with the further proviso that the amphiphilic silicones are emulsifyable in water, and are substantially free of low molecular weight cyclosiloxanes.