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CHT Beausil™ QUAT 255

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CHT Beausil™ QUAT 255 is a modified siloxane that is used as an ingredient in personal care applications. This cationic-modified silicone polymer has a high affinity for hair and can work as a booster for other ingredients like PQ-10, amodimethicone, and other polymers.

INCI Name: Quaternium-80

Functions: Conditioner

Labeling Claims: Clean at Sephora, MIT-free, Ulta Beauty's Conscious Beauty

Benefit Claims: Gloss, Good Dry Combing, Good Wet Combing, Hair Conditioning, Hair Repair, High Temperature Resistance, Repairing, Shine Enhancing, Smoothing, Static Reduction, Wave Enhancement

Knowde Enhanced TDS

Identification & Functionality

Chemical Family
INCI Name
Cosmetic Ingredients Functions
CAS No.
134737-05-6
Chemical Structure

CHT Group Beausil QUAT 255 Chemical Structure

Features & Benefits

Key Features
  • Improves combing behavior
  • Smoothness and gloss
  • Repairing properties
  • Anti-static effect

Applications & Uses

Application Format
Bath & Shower Applications
Key Applications
  • Shampoo
  • Leave-On Products
  • Shower Gels
  • Treatments

Application
BeauSil QUAT 255 is an ideal ingredient for many types of hair care products like shampoos, conditioners, leave-on treatments or 2-in-1 shower gels. Beside providing the conditioning effect, BeauSil QUAT 255 is also ideal as booster for other cationic ingredients like amodimethicones, PQ-10, PQ-7 or the sugar modified silicones such as BeauSil AMO 918.</p>

Additional Rates
  • Dosage - 1 0.5 – 1.5% in shampoos
  • Dosage - 2 0.5 – 2.0% in rinse-off products
  • Dosage - 3 0.1 – 0.5% in leave-on products

Properties

Physical Form
Appearance
Colourless to yellow liquid
Soluble in
Ethanol, IPM, Glycerine, Ethylhexylcarbonate, Propylenglycol
Insoluble in
Water, Isododecane, Paraffin Oil
Miscible in
Dimethicone 350cst, Cetyl Dimethicone, Polysorbate-20, Almond oil
Typical Properties
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
IonicityCationic
MIT FreeYes
Non-Volatile Content100%
Ultralow Cyclic ContentNo

Packaging & Availability

Packaging Type
Packaging

Drum and bulk containers.

Storage & Handling

Storage & Shelf Life
  • Max Storage Temperature  -  40 °C / 104 °F
  • Min Storage Temperature  -  4 °C / 39 °F
  • Shelf Life  -  6 Months