With SymFeel Quat Green, Symrise has developed an ingredient for hair care products that comes from 100% natural sources. It can completely replace the PQ-7 and PQ-10 synthetic materials – and offer the same efficacy, per the company.
Cosmetic companies often use the polyquaternium compounds PQ-7 and PQ-10 in the production of shampoos and conditioners. These polymers, also known as polyquats, make hair appear smoother, come with an anti-static effect and make it easy to comb.
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Symrise hair care experts tested natural ingredients that can replace both synthetic polyquats. With success: SymFeel Quat Green is obtained from white beet molasses produced as by-products in the sugar industry.
Rita Cartaxo, global product manager for hair care at Symrise, commented: "SymFeel Quat Green offers the same efficacy as PQ-7 and PQ-10. In addition, the substance meets the requirements of the green industry."
In hair care products, the ingredient ensures:
- Compatibility of wet and dry hair improves;
- That the hair becomes smoother and more manageable;
- Control of knots/frizz and volume;
- Resistance to hair breakage increases; and
- Shiny hair.
In addition, SymFeel Quat Green can also go into body and face wash where it improves the suppleness of the skin, per the company. "We know that currently only this plant-based ingredient achieves this effect and can replace the two most commonly used polyquats," Cartaxo concludes.
