Quaternium-18
Quaternium-18 appears on 10 ingredient lists in our database, most often in body and face oils.
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
Quaternium-18 appears on 10 ingredient lists in our database, most often in body and face oils.
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, hair conditioning, surfactant - cleansing
Products with Quaternium-18
in 10 products
- no photoPantene Oil replacementPantene · body and face oil
Basler TrockenshampooBasler · dry shampoo- no photoHerbal Essences Bio Renew Coco Milk & Aloe Leave INHerbal · hair treatment
- no photoAs I Am Coconut Co-WashAs I Am · shampoo
Procter & Gamble Norge As Aussie Balsam Miracle MoistProcter & Gamble Norge As · hair conditioner- no photoPantene Crema para peinar (fuerza y reconstrucción)Pantene · hair conditioner
Procter & Gamble Norge As Aussie Balsam Miracle MoistProcter & Gamble Norge As · hair conditioner
Aussie 3 Minute Miracle ShineAussie · hair conditioner- no photoPantene Frizz Control Smoothing Leave-In Hair CreamPantene · hair treatment
Procter & Gamble Norge As Aussie Hårkur 3 min. Miracle ReconstructorProcter & Gamble Norge As
Showing 10 of 10 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.
In the EU ingredient database
- antistatic
- hair conditioning
- surfactant - cleansing
- antistatic: Preventing and/or reducing static electricity by neutralising electrical charge on surfaces.
- 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.
- surfactant - cleansing: Wetting body surfaces, emulsifying or solubilizing oils, and suspending soil (generally, such ingredients contribute to the foaming and lathering properties of cleansing products).
CAS 61789-80-8 · EC 263-090-2
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.