Method of preparing microemulsions of amino silicone fluids and MQ resin mixtures

A process for preparing a transparent microemulsion comprising:

• (a) preparing a blend comprising a low amino content silicone and an MQ resin wherein said low amino content microemulsifiable silicone has the formula:
• M(RaQbSiO(4−a−b)/2)x(RcSiO(4−c)/2)yM
• wherein R is a hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, Q is a polar radical having the general formula —R1HZ, wherein R1 is a divalent linking group bound to hydrogen and a radical Z wherein R1 is comprised of carbon and hydrogen atoms;
• carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms, or carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen atoms;
• and Z is an amino containing radical having the formula:
• —N(CH2)z(CH2)zzNH
• wherein z is one or greater and zz is zero or greater subject to the limitation such that when zz is zero Z has the formula:
• —NH(CH2)zNH2
• wherein z is one or greater;
• a ranges from about 0 to about 2, b ranges from about 1 to about 3 such that a+b is less than or equal to 3, and c is a number in the range of from about 1 to about 3;
• and x is a number in the range of from 5 to about 2,000, and y is a number in the range of from about 800 to about 10,000, and M is a silicone endstopping group;
• and wherein said MQ resin has the formula:
• where both R1 and R2 are independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl hydrocarbon radicals having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, and both M1 and M2 are independently selected from the group consisting of phenyl, phenethyl, polyether, hydrogen, and alkyl hydrocarbon radicals having from 1 to 23 carbon atoms in any combination subject to the limitation that the ratio of the subscripts j, k, and l satisfies the following relationship:
• 0.5≦(j+k)/l≦4.0.
• (b) adding a surfactant having a phase inversion temperature ranging from about 45 to 0° C. about 95° C. to said blend;
• (c) heating said blend and said surfactant to a temperature ranging from about 45° C. to 95° C. said temperature being below the phase inversion temperature of said surfactant;
• (d) adding part I water;
• (e) adding an acid;
• and
• (f) adding part II water said microemulsion being cooled whereby said microemulsion has an ASTM D871 haze below about 150 and a mean particle size ranging from about 0.005 microns to about 0.050 microns.