Incroquat OSC is Cetearyl Alcohol, PEG-3 Distearoylamidoethylmonium Methosulfate, Polysorbate 60. It is 25% active, meaning it contains 25% PEG-3 (I’m going to call it this because I don’t think I can type it over and over again!) with the rest being the fatty alcohol, and polysorbate 60. You’ll remember cetearyl alcohol is a fatty alcohol...

You can add slip and glide to your conditioners using fatty alcohols – like cetyl alcohol – which will offer extra oomph to the cationic quaternary compound. Fatty alcohols offer what oils offer – slip, lubricity, moisturizing, and a thin film over the hair strands to keep them from rubbing together. There are a number...

I do like my esters. I’ve been experimenting with jojoba esters for the last few weeks and wow, do they add some lovely slip and glide to a facial cleanser! Esters can add moisturization and lubrication to a conditioner, making it feel nice and glidy without adding oils to hair that might not need any...