Equine Health Shark Net Jodz Airmesh Chaps Yes we do use silicones Yes we do use silicones because we are convinced that the use of high quality silicones is essential for an excellent detangler designed to suit more delicately proportioned ponies Chondroitin Sulphate is a major structural component of the cartilage part of a protein molecule that helps give cartilage its elastic properties and is thought to have an anti inflammatory effect helping reduce painful joint swelling ​The other essential ingredients of any good joint care formula are Manganese a required cofactor for enzymes involved in cartilage metabolism and Ascorbic Acid a component of hydroxyproline an amino acid that plays a key role in collagen stability