POLYQUATERNIUM-73

CAS Number	15763-48-1
Chem/IUPAC Name:	3-Heptyl-2-[(3-heptyl-4-methyl-3H-thiazol-2-ylidene)methyl]-4-methyl thiazolium iodide; Pionin; Bioxyne
EINECS/ELINCS No:	239-852-5
COSING REF No:	83263

Polyquaternium-73 is an excellent foaming, conditioning, hair shining ingredient that provides softness when applied to the hair. It has an excellent effect on Propionibacterium acnes. It reduces static electricity by neutralizing the electrical charge on a surface.

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What is POLYQUATERNIUM-73 used for?

Polyquaternium-73 helps in cleansing through its foaming properties. It is used in hair and skin also for its strong antibacterial activity at very low concentration. It is found in facial cleansers, shampoos, whitening products, hair treatment products. Hair serum, detanglers, styling mousse/foam.

Skin care: It functions as an anti-acne ingredient due to its anti-bacterial properties. It also helps form a film on the skin
Hair care: It leaves hair easy to comb, supple, soft and shiny and/or gives volume, lightness and shine. It allows to control the style of the hair

Origin

Polyquaternium-73 is a polymeric quaternary ammonium salt consisting of monomers of propyltrimonium chloride acrylamide, ethyltrimonium chloride methacrylate and dimethylacrylamide.

What does POLYQUATERNIUM-73 do in a formulation?

Antistatic
Foaming
Hair conditioning
Hair fixing

Safety profile

Polyquaternium-73 is considered to be highly safe and non-irritant for use in cosmetics and personal care products. It showed no eye irritation, skin irritation or sensitization, photosensitization.

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Technical profile

Property	Values
Melting Point	224-228°C
Solubility	Soluble in butylene glycol, propylene glycol, ethanol, 1,2-pentanediol Slightly soluble in water