Cycles. This is not the final stage of the steps of the scientific method, as it generates data and ideas to recycle into the first stage. The initial and wider research area can again be addressed, with this research one of the many individual pieces answering the whole question.
The reason behind this is because the cyclohexene is highly flammable, so as to remove any unnecessary risk we used a heating pad. We then created our cyclohexanol mixture of cylcohexanol (6mL), sulfuric acid (10 drops), phosphoric acid (8 mL), and a boiling cheap which we then used on our apparatus.
Sodium benzoate is used as a preservative, although it also functions as a corrosion inhibitor. Cyclopentasiloxane is a volatile silicone used to make the film water repellent, and to eliminate tackiness. It is a thickener; it acts as a lubricant and gives the resulting coating a silkier feel. Sodium PCA is a moisturizing agent, drawing moisture from the air and holding it.