Provided are a method for preparing a low-
refraction and high-
viscosity friction type
silicon dioxide and the
silicon dioxide obtained thereby. The method comprises the following steps: S1, injecting water glass A with a modulus of 2.0-2.3 into a reaction tank, heating, stirring, dropwise adding
sulfuric acid A, stopping adding the acid when the pH value is 10-11, so as to obtain a thickened silica
sol; S2, injecting a
sodium sulfate solution, and meanwhile, adding
carboxymethyl cellulose, and heating; S3, dropwise adding water glass B with a modulus of 2.0-2.3 and
sulfuric acid B at the same time, controlling the pH value to be 10.5-11.5, and after completion of dropwise adding water glass B, continously dropwise adding the acid until the pH value is 4.0-5.0, stopping adding the acid, stirring and aging; S4, press-filtering, washing,
drying, crushing
silicon dioxide to produce a product. The method is simple, easy to operate and stable, the prepared
silicon dioxide has multiple characteristics such as low
refractive index, high transparency, clean friction and thickening, and can be applied to transparent
toothpaste without needing to compound the thickening
silicon dioxide, thereby simplifying the
toothpaste production process and reducing the production cost.