Recently, there have been multiple positive news reports in the domestic silicone material market. Ethyl silicone oil, with its low volatility, strong physiological inertia, and excellent lubrication performance, has achieved rapid growth in market demand in the two major fields of cosmetics raw materials and special industrial lubricants. In the first half of 2026, the order volume of related products in China increased by over 22% year-on-year.


In the field of beauty applications, ethyl silicone oil has become the core material for many high-end skincare and hair care products due to its low volatility and gentle skin friendly characteristics. Compared with traditional silicone oil, it can achieve smooth use while reducing skin burden. Currently, over a hundred commercially available beauty products have incorporated cosmetic grade ethyl silicone oil into their formula systems. In the field of industrial lubrication, ethyl silicone oil can be well miscible with mineral oil and synthetic oil. It is used as a plasticizer and viscosity index additive, greatly improving the performance stability of lubricating oil in a wide temperature environment. It has been widely used in the lubrication of engineering machinery and precision instrument bearings in high-altitude regions.


From the current market supply pattern, mainstream domestic manufacturers have launched ethyl silicone oil products covering multiple sub categories such as low viscosity, low temperature resistance, pharmaceutical grade, and thermal conductive media. The supply chain stability of different specifications of products continues to improve. With the continuous exploration of downstream application scenarios, the domestic ethyl silicone oil industry is gradually moving away from a single universal material production mode and shifting towards a multi category, customized product supply system, providing more suitable silicone material solutions for multiple industries such as chemical, electronics, beauty, aviation, etc.