Now formulators can create quat-free hair care and skincare merchandise.
PHILADELPHIA (February 10, 2026) – There’s a greater technique to situation hair and moisturize pores and skin. ProCondition 22 (INCI: Brassicamidopropyl Dimethylamine) from Inolex is a alternative for quaternary ammonium compounds (“quats”) similar to Behentrimonium Chloride (BTAC), Cetrimonium Chloride (CTAC) and Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine (SAPDMA). ProCondition 22 allows formulators to create quat-free merchandise for pores and skin and hair.
Readily biodegradable and non-irritating to pores and skin and eyes, ProCondition 22 creates lamellar gel networks for conditioning, emulsification, and pores and skin moisturization. It gives multibenefit expertise with a non-permanent cationic cost. Lamellar liquid crystals create versatile, protecting layers that mimic the pure lamellar construction of pores and skin and hair. These crystals present a gentle, powdery, non-greasy really feel on pores and skin and hair. In hair care formulation, additionally they present weightless conditioning.
ProCondition 22 restores broken hair by smoothing lifted cuticles on hair fibers. The hair shaft is sealed and friction between hair strands is decreased. Easy, unbroken cuticles enhance hair look and really feel. In checks on Chinese language hair, European brown hair and multiethnic curly (3A) hair, ProCondition 22 has comparable moist combability to BTAC in a pure conditioning components. It gives frizz management and provides hair a clean and total wholesome look.
Advisable use ranges embrace shampoos (0.5%), rinse-off conditioners (1.0–5.0%) and leave-on merchandise (0.5–3.0%).
In skincare formulation, ProCondition 22 gives instant moisture replenishment at quarter-hour and clinically confirmed moisturization that lasts 24 hours. Advisable use ranges in skincare emulsions vary from 0.2–5.0%, and 0.5% in cleansers and physique washes.
ProCondition 22 is 83% USDA Licensed Biobased Content material, non-palm derived, with a Pure Origin Index of 0.80. It’s readily biodegradable, Halal licensed, Kosher compliant, vegan and cruelty-free, and China IECIC listed.
BTAC, CTAC and SAPDMA are underneath stress as a result of they will trigger pores and skin irritation or allergic reactions in delicate people. They could be dangerous to aquatic life and contribute to water air pollution. All three have the potential for buildup on hair and pores and skin, resulting in dullness or residue. In formulations, these supplies can destabilize sure beauty formulations, affecting product efficacy.
About Inolex
Inolex, Philadelphia, is a fiercely unbiased, innovation-driven ingredient design agency serving the well being, magnificence and wellness industries. Inolex designs and manufactures elements that ship security, sustainability and distinctive efficiency.
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