Database/Hair Conditioning/Polyquaternium-63
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Polyquaternium-63 natural?

No. All three monomers are synthesised from petrochemical acrylic-acid and acrylamide feedstock.

INCI namePolyquaternium-63
FunctionHair Conditioning · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockA quaternary acrylamide/acrylate copolymer used as a hair…

How we scored it

Acrylamide, acrylic acid and ethyltrimonium chloride acrylate are all petrochemical acrylate-family monomers. 0/total = 0.00.
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 quaternary acrylamide/acrylate copolymer used as a hair and skin conditioner. All feedstocks are petrochemical.

In plain English

A conditioning polymer used in hair and skin products to add softness and reduce static. It is built entirely from synthetic, petroleum-derived chemicals.

CosIng definition: Polyquaternium-63 is the polymeric quaternary ammonium salt formed by acrylamide, acrylic acid and ethyltrimonium chloride acrylate

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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-63. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3POLYQUATERNIUM-63. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POLYQUATERNIUM-63