Polyquaternium-73
Polyquaternium-73 appears on 2 ingredient lists in our database, most often in shampoos.
What it triggers
- Vegan originYesno animal source
- FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
- ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
- SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
- SiliconeNonot a silicone
- AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol
What it does
Polyquaternium-73 appears on 2 ingredient lists in our database, most often in shampoos.
It does not belong to any of the six groups we check, so it never changes a verdict.
We have not written the plain-language note for this ingredient yet; the facts above come straight from how it is classified.
Functions: antistatic, film forming, hair conditioning, hair fixing
Products with Polyquaternium-73
in 2 products
- no photoPura D'Or Anti Hair-Thinning Biotin ShampooPura D'Or · shampoo
- no photoThe Doux Honey DipThe Doux
Showing 2 of 2 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.
In the EU ingredient database
Functions listed by CosIng
- antistatic
- film forming
- hair conditioning
- hair fixing
- antistatic: Preventing and/or reducing static electricity by neutralising electrical charge on surfaces.
- film forming: Producing (upon application) a continuous film on the skin, hair or nails.
- hair conditioning: Enhancing the appearance and feel of hair. Leaving the hair easy to comb, supple, soft and shiny and/or imparting volume, lightness, gloss, texture, etc.
- hair fixing: Permitting physical control of hair style.
EU regulation
Not on a restricted-substances annex. Listed as an allowed cosmetic ingredient.
Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.
Classification from the INCI name; product lists from Open Beauty Facts.Report a mistake