Cationic quaternary compounds: Incroquat CR

As I’ve been writing these posts on conditioner, I realize I’ve left out Incroquat CR as a great option for making very basic conditioners without oils and silicones. Incroquat CR is a cationic quaternary compound, like BTMS and cetab, but it won’t emulsify much on its own. (The manufacturers claim it is an emulsifying system,...

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Cationic quaternary compounds: Cetrimonium chloride (updated)

If you’ve read any of the posts on this blog, you’ll know I love this stuff in hair care products! It’s a cationic quaternary compound, like BTMS and cetrimonium bromide, but it isn’t a great one on its own. It has a chain of 16 carbons, which means it isn’t as lubricating as BTMS or...

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Cationic quaternary compounds: Cetrimonium bromide

PLEASE NOTE: I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE TO BUY CETRIMONIUM BROMIDE ANY MORE. IF YOU HAVE AN IDEA, PLEASE SHARE IT IN THE COMMENTS BELOW, PREFERABLY WITH A LINK TO THE ITEM IN A SHOP! THANKS! (Sorry for yelling, but I really wanted to get your attention!)  Cetrimonium bromide is a cationic quaternary compound used...

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Cationic quaternary compounds: Incroquat BTMS-50 (updated)

If any of this seems like Greek to you, please read the post on how conditioners work first… To me, Incroquat Benehyl TMS-50 (INCI: Behentrimonium methosulfate (and) cetyl alcohol (and) butylene glycol) or BTMS is the grandmother of all cationic quaternary compounds. It’s easy to find, easy to use, and it emulsifies silicones and oils...

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Some additional hair chemistry…

I know I said I’d write about BTMS this morning, but there’s so much about the structure and chemistry of hair that I haven’t written about in the past…so I’ll write about BTMS tomorrow. This bit really should go in the middle of the “how conditioners work” post….Our hair is composed of a cortex –...

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