Polyquaternium-86: Advanced Styling in Hair Gels

Polyquaternium-86 is a styling and conditioning cationic thickener for hair styling gels with improved overall performance. In comparison to styling gels with conventional anionic thickeners, Polyquaternium-86 allows advanced styling and setting in combination with Polyvinylpyrrolidone and Vinylpyrrolidone-copolymers even at high humidity. The cationic nature of Polyquaternium-86 together with its tailor-made shear-thinning rheology provides new properties like creamy texture without sacrificing gel clarity and the ability to re-style the hair plus excellent combing behavior. These findings are confirmed by objective tests, by trained panels and in consumer tests.