Products in Cationic Surfactants: Body Wash

STEPANQUAT® Soleil is a modern hair conditioning agent that is better for the hair and the environment thanks to its better ecotoxicity profile compared to btac (behentrimonium chloride) and cetac (cetrimonium chloride). Additionally, stepanquat soleil is readily biodegradable, gmo-free, and derived from local renewable or sustainable feedstock. This product smooths each individual hair strand for super-soft, manageable hair without any build-up effect. It allows for easy combing on both wet and dry hair and possesses great substantivity. It conditions hair as well as or better than market-leading conditioning agents while having a very nice environmental profile.

STEPANQUAT® Helia is a modern hair conditioning agent with hair-friendly and environmentally-friendly attributes. This mild, naturally-derived cationic surfactant is perfect for hair conditioners and skincare products. It imparts excellent wet and dry combability to hair, along with detangling and a soft, conditioned feel. Moreover, it provides substantive conditioning without causing buildup. In skincare applications, it delivers a unique, soft, conditioned skin feel and emulsification for oil-in-water (o/w) emulsions.

AMMONYX® 4B is a substantive ammonium quaternary used in applications such as hair conditioners, rinses, mousses, creams, and lotions. It fulfills the functions of enhancing skin feel and acting as a textile antistatic agent. It finds relevance in the personal care and industrial product markets.

STEPANQUAT® ML is a quaternary compound intended for use in hair conditioners, hair styling aids, creams, and lotions. Its functions include conditioning, static control, and emulsification for both oil-in-water and water-in-oil emulsions. It finds application across various markets including Food & Nutrition, Household, Industrial & Institutional Care, and Personal Care.

STEPANQUAT® GA 90 is a quaternary compound utilized as a conditioning agent in hair conditioners, skin care products, and household and industrial fabric softeners. It's derived from natural and plant-based sources, bio-based, and suitable for applications such as body washes, detanglers, fabric softeners, facial cleansers, hair conditioners, hair styling products, and textile softeners.

AMMONYX® CETAC-30 is a cationic surfactant with its primary application in hair conditioners, hair styling aids, creams, and lotions. Its functions encompass enhancing skin feel and acting as a textile antistatic agent. Its presence spans across the home care, industrial products, institutional and industrial cleaning, and personal care markets. It's worth noting that the product is kosher-certified, preservative-free, and sulfate-free.

STEPANQUAT® 50, benzalkonium chloride solutions, stand as a reliable choice for broad-spectrum preservation in personal care and pharmaceutical products. This clear liquid, maintaining its clarity at 25°C, is especially suitable for applications like eye contact lens solutions and topical antiseptics.

STEPANQUAT® 65, benzalkonium chloride solutions, stand as a reliable choice for broad-spectrum preservation in personal care and pharmaceutical products. This clear liquid, maintaining its clarity at 25°C, is especially suitable for applications like eye contact lens solutions and topical antiseptics.

AMMONYX® CETAC serves as a cationic surfactant employed in hair conditioners, skin creams, and lotions to deliver conditioning and softening benefits. It is also multifunctional, working as a skin-feel enhancer, textile antistatic agent, and adjuvant. Its applications span a wide range, including 2-in-1 shampoo, automatic dishwashing detergents, body wash, creams and lotions, dairy cleaners, degreasers, detanglers, and more. Notably, it is kosher-certified, preservative-free, and sulfate-free.

AMMONYX® 4 operates as a substantive cationic quaternary, commonly employed in conditioners, cream rinses, mousses, and lotions. Its primary functions are enhancing skin feel and serving as a textile antistatic agent. It finds applications in 2-in-1 shampoos, body washes, detanglers, facial cleansers, hair conditioners, hair styling, and hair and scalp treatments. Its presence spans across the industrial products and personal care markets.

Quatrex™ S conditioning agent is a 26% solids, soybean oil-derived, liquid cationic surfactant exhibiting excellent substantivity and conditioning properties. Its anionic compatibility is ideal for formulating true conditioning shampoos. Its superior solubility properties enable many formulation possibilities in sprays, mousses, setting gels, and conditioners.

Merquat™ 7SPR polymer is a high molecular weight, non-paraben, low-acrylamide, cationic copolymer specifically designed for compatibility and clarity in anionic surfactant systems. It is used to improve the wet and dry properties of hair care products and enhance the sensory feel of bath and shower products.

Merquat™ 550PR polymer is a low-acrylamide, non-paraben, aqueous, cationic copolymer that enhances compatibility and clarity in anionic surfactant systems. It is highly substantive and recommended for improving the wet and dry properties of hair care products, as well as enhancing the sensory feel of skin care, bath, and shower products. It provides superior conditioning within the PQ-7 family.

Merquat™ 2001 polymer is a proprietary, ampholytic terpolymer primarily used in hair care products for its superior wet hair combing and detangling properties. It is recommended for use in shampoos and conditioning rinses where excellent wet and dry conditioning properties are desired.

Silsense® Q-Plus Silicone is a 100% active, quaternary silicone compound that combines the conditioning benefits of traditional silicones and cationic quaternary compounds in a single molecule. SilSense Q-Plus silicone will add conditioning benefits to personal care products without the stability concerns that may be present with silicones or the irritancy that is often associated with quaternary ammonium compounds. Unlike traditional silicones, this silicone quarternary compound does not defoam and can even enhance foaming when used in hair care products. It is water-soluble, lending to enhanced ease-of-use in a wide range of shampoos, conditioners, and personal cleansers.

Merquat™ 2003PR polymer is a proprietary, non-paraben, ampholytic terpolymer developed for use in color protection shampoos. It offers attributes such as ultimate foam stability, color retention after multiple washings, and enhanced wet combability and detangling. It is suitable for use in hair care products, shampoos, and conditioners.

Gluadin® WQ PP is hydrolyzed wheat protein suitable as a conditioning agent in hair care and surfactant preparations. GLUADIN® WQ PP finds application in after-sun, body, color & face care, conditioning, liquid soaps, shampoos, and styling products. It is also used in baby care and cleansing, face cleansing, personal care wipes, and shower/bath formulations.

Poly Suga®Quat L-1210P is derived from polymerized alkyl polyglucosides. It provides substantivity to skin and hair, much more so than their nonionic APG precursors. This product is recommended for hair conditioners, clear 2-in-1 shampoos, body washes, detanglers, clear hair rinse, styling products, baby products, hand sanitizers, relaxers, and shower gels. It has a low irritation profile, superior hair conditioning, no greasy build-up, excellent wet comb properties, and helps control flyaway hair.

Poly Suga®Quat S-1210P is derived from polymerized alkyl polyglucosides. It provides substantivity to skin and hair, much more so than their nonionic APG precursors. This product is recommended for hair conditioners, clear 2-in-1 shampoos, body washes, detanglers, clear hair rinse, styling products, baby products, hand sanitizers, relaxers, and shower gels. It has a low irritation profile, superior hair conditioning, no greasy build-up, excellent wet comb properties, and helps control flyaway hair.

Poly Suga®Quat TM-8610P is derived from polymerized alkyl polyglucosides. It provides substantivity to skin and hair, much more so than their nonionic APG precursors. This product is recommended for hair conditioners, clear 2-in-1 shampoos, body washes, detanglers, clear hair rinse, styling products, baby products, hand sanitizers, relaxers, and shower gels. It has a low irritation profile, superior hair conditioning, no greasy build-up, excellent wet comb properties, and helps control flyaway hair.

iQUAT CT 30 is a cationic surfactant with anti-static effect. It is a good conditioner and softening agent. It is used in the elaboration of hair conditioner, hair dye, skin care cream and cleanser.It also can be used as cationic emulsifier.

Vegequat® is a vegetable derived surfactant containing coconut fatty acids and hydrolyzed wheat proteins. Thanks to the combination of the cationic function and the protein group, it has remarkable conditioning and antistatic properties. Vegequat effectively protects hair from physical aggression and chemical dryness such as hairdryer, hair permanents and dyes, while in foaming products has a thickening and stabilizing effect on foam. In skincare, it protects the hydrolipidic film during washing and hydrates skin, thanks to its protein portion.

MICONIUM AB-50 is a quaternary ammonium salt. It is used as an antistatic agent, cosmetic biocide, and dyeing migrator of acrylic fiber.

Miconium™ BTAC80 is a quaternary ammonium salt. It offers antistatic and softening properties, which make it suitable for hair conditioners and rinses.

Ajinomoto CAE is a natural cationic surfactant derived from L-Arginine, PCA and fatty acid. CAE is a very safe and suitable ingredient for cosmetic products. It is adsorbed to the hair and acts as an effective hair conditioner. CAE is biodegradable despite the fact that it is a cationic surfactant.

Miconium™ BTMS25 is a quaternary ammonium salt. It has antistatic and softening properties, making it ideal for application in hair conditioners and rinses.

Miconium™ CTAC25 is a quaternary ammonium salt. It offers excellent antistatic and softening properties, making it ideal for application in hair conditioners and rinses.

Capillus™ Pro 22 is an amazonian cationic surfactant, the result of the synergy between natural ingredients and the transformation technology for maximum performance. This ingredient combines the benefits of conditioning and application of amido amines and the natural efficacy of the pracaxi oil (rich in behenic acid). Capilus has a cationic character in low pH and can be used in hair care formulations due to the characteristic pH of these formulations. This ingredient can be used in hair conditioning and treatment products, such as conditioners, treatment creams, hair masks, combing creams, leave-in, and others. Its conditioning and high shine effect is due to the feature of adhesion in negatively charged surfaces, like the hair surface.

QUARTAMIN® 60L is a cationic surfactant -cetrimonium chloride - mainly used as conditioning agent in hair rinse preparations.

Miconium™ BTMS50 is a quaternary ammonium salt. It has antistatic and softening properties, which makes it suitable for application in hair conditioners and rinses.