Polyquaternium-78

A versatile cationic conditioning polymer for smoother, softer, more manageable hair.

INCI: Polyquaternium-78

Ingredient Type: Cationic conditioning polymer.

Function: Hair conditioning, detangling, softness enhancement, and manageability improvement.

Polyquaternium-78 is a specialty cationic conditioning polymer used in modern haircare formulations to improve hair softness, smoothness, and manageability. It provides conditioning benefits that help enhance the overall sensory experience of shampoos, conditioners, and leave-in hair treatments.

Its conditioning properties make it a useful ingredient for products designed to reduce tangling, improve combability, and leave hair feeling soft, smooth, and easy to style.

Suitable for a variety of professional and everyday haircare applications, Polyquaternium-78 supports the development of premium conditioning systems with a refined, comfortable finish.

• Hair Conditioning: Helps improve softness and smoothness.
• Detangling: Supports easier wet and dry combing.
• Improved Manageability: Helps make hair easier to handle and style.
• Smoother Hair Feel: Contributes to a softer, more conditioned finish.
• Reduced Friction: Helps improve combability and minimize tangling.
• Formulation Versatility: Suitable for a range of rinse-off and leave-in haircare products, subject to grade compatibility.

• Conditioning shampoos
• Hair conditioners
• Leave-in conditioners
• Detangling sprays
• Hair masks and treatments
• Hair smoothing products
• Professional salon haircare
• Daily haircare formulations

• Certificate of Analysis (COA)
• Safety Data Sheet (SDS)