How we scored it
Where it comes from
Built mainly from castor oil and its ricinoleic-acid derivatives, cross-linked with isostearic and succinic acid and quaternized with a synthetic trimethylammonium chloride group. Exact monomer ratio is not disclosed, so this is a weighted estimate.
In plain English
A conditioning, film-forming polymer used in hair products, built from castor-oil-derived fatty compounds combined with synthetic quaternary ammonium and acid building blocks.
CosIng definition: 12-Hydroxy-9(Z)-octadecenamidopropyltrimethylammonium chloride, polymers with ricinus communis (castor) oil, isooctdecanoic acid and butandioic acid
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References
- 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.
- 2POLYQUATERNIUM-57. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3POLYQUATERNIUM-57. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POLYQUATERNIUM-57