Ingredient
COCAMIDOPROPYLTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE
Substance information
"Cocamidopropyl" refers to a coconut fatty acid amidopropyl residue. "Trimonium..." refers to a quaternary trimethyl ammonium salt, often based on fatty amines. Examples: "steartrimonium..." contains a stearyl-(C18-) carbon chain; "laurtrimonium..." contains a lauryl-(C12-) hydrocarbon residue. Chlorides are salts of hydrogen chloride (hydrochloric acid).
Function(s) of this ingredient in cosmetic products
ANTISTATIC
Reduces electrostatic charges (eg of the hair)
HAIR CONDITIONING
Leaves the hair easy to comb, supple, soft and shiny and / or imparts volume