Database/Hair Conditioning/Silicone Quaternium-10
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Silicone Quaternium-10 natural?

No. Polydimethylsiloxane backbone with a cationic ethoxylated side chain; classified 0 under the site's blanket silicone rule.

INCI nameSilicone Quaternium-10
FunctionHair Conditioning
FeedstockMade by functionalizing silicone polymer with a quaternary…

How we scored it

Trimethylsilyl-terminated dimethyl siloxane with a quaternary ammonium/ethoxylate side chain; silicone family → 0.0 by convention.
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

Made by functionalizing silicone polymer with a quaternary ammonium alkyl/ethoxylate group. No natural-origin alternative route exists.

In plain English

A silicone-based conditioning ingredient with a mild electrical charge, used in hair care to add smoothness and reduce static.

CosIng definition: Silicones and siloxanes, (N,N-dimethyl-N-tetradecylammonio)acetylpoly(oxyethylene)oxypropyl methyl, dimethyl, chlorides, trimethylsilyl terminated

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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. 2SILICONE QUATERNIUM-10. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3SILICONE QUATERNIUM-10. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SILICONE%20QUATERNIUM-10