Greenquat® BT, Hair Conditioner
Greenquat® BT is a water-soluble, moisturizing cationic conditioner obtained from natural and recycled materials.
Greenquat® BT is a unique
hair conditioner in water-soluble form, compatible with transparent anionic surfactant systems. It delivers excellent moisturizing, smoothing and anti-frizz effect.
It does not build-up on the hair and improves wet combing and reduces the fly-away. Suitable for palm-free formulations. Greenquat® BT can be used in shampoos, conditioners and cleansing lotions. It provides a velvety feeling in body care products as well as hair care products.
INCI: Polyglyceryl-3 Betainate Acetate
(China compliant: Acetic Acid, Polyglyceryl-3 Oleate, Betaine)
Applications
Haircare: Shampoos, balsams, masks, serums.
Skincare: Conditioning body creams.
Personal care: Detergents, shower gels.
% of Use
0.25 - 0.5% antistatic effect as silicone replacement,
1.0 - 5.0% cationic conditioning effect.
Tests
• Delivers a conditioned and moisturized after-feel on damaged hair,
• Improves dry detangling and dry combing in comparison with conventional ‘quats’ (CTAC, BTAC) (Graph 1),
• Maintains the colour intensity high (Graph 2),
• Lowers build-up charge.
Greenquat® BT determines in v itro bacteriostatic and bactericidal activity against the S. aureus, S. epidermidis, C. albicans, E. coli, P. aeruginosa and A. brasiliensis strains. The product is more effective against P. aeruginosa and C. albicans which show greater sensiti vi ty than the other strains.
Greenquat® BT determines a bacteriostatic and bactericidal acti vity against the M. furfur, P. acnes, S. epidermidis, three from the most rel iable cutaneous strains implicated in dandruff.
Greenquat® BT can be considered “readily biodegradable” according to the test OECD 301F.
Bilgen Özgüneş Yan
Technical Sales Manager / Beauty & Personal Care
IMCD
