Database/Antistatic/Polyquaternium-34
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Polyquaternium-34 natural?

No. The diethyl/dimethyl ammonium propanediyl backbone and dibromopropane crosslinker are synthetic petrochemical reagents with no natural-origin building block.

INCI namePolyquaternium-34
FunctionAntistatic · Film Forming
FeedstockA synthetic cationic ionene polymer made by polymerizing…

How we scored it

Ionene polymer of diethyl/dimethyl amino propanediyl units with a dibromide crosslinker; all backbone atoms synthetic, bromide from synthetic dibromopropane. 0/total = 0.0.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.

Where it comes from

A synthetic cationic ionene polymer made by polymerizing diethyl and dimethyl amine units with a dibromopropane crosslinker. Entirely petrochemical feedstock.

In plain English

An anti-static, film-forming conditioning polymer used in hair and skin products. It is built entirely from small synthetic chemical building blocks.

CosIng definition: Poly(diethyliminio-1,3-propanediyldimethyliminio-1,3-propanediyl dibromide)

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References

  1. 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
  2. 2POLYQUATERNIUM-34. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3POLYQUATERNIUM-34. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POLYQUATERNIUM-34