A polymerization product of an polyorganohydrosiloxane having a molecular weight
of about 3500 to about 4000 and 6-7 Si-H bonds per molecule with a lower alkylene
terminated polydimethylsiloxane having a molecular weight of about 20,000 to about
25,000 in the presence of a medium selected from low viscosity silicone oils, hydrocarbon
oils typically with the aid of a hydrosilylation catalyst, where the amounts of
the siloxanes are chosen such that the reaction product constitutes about 3% to
about 15% of the cross-linked polymer and about 97 to about 85% of the reaction
medium. The resultant gel is milled in a colloid mill, and if desired, diluted
to a concentration of about 3% to about 8% with a diluent selected from the group
consisting of low viscosity silicone oil, hydrocarbon oil, lower alkanol, or mixtures
thereof. The so produced gel is useable as is or can be formulated into more complex
cosmetic formulations having about 65% to about 99.9% of the gel, about 0.1% to
about 30% of other non-diluent cosmetic materials (materials that are not low viscosity
silicone oil, hydrocarbon oil, or lower alkanol), and up to about 5% lower alkanol.