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INCI ingredient

Silicone Quaternium-16

Silicone Quaternium-16 appears on 3 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
  • SiliconeYesthis is a silicone
  • AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

If a product lists Silicone Quaternium-16, its silicone-free answer is No. Nothing else changes.

What it does

Silicone Quaternium-16 appears on 3 ingredient lists in our database, most often in shampoos.

On the label it counts as silicone, which is why a product that lists it cannot be silicone-free.

We have not written the plain-language note for this ingredient yet; the facts above come straight from how it is classified.

Functions: hair conditioning, skin conditioning

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • hair conditioning
  • skin conditioning
  • 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.
  • skin conditioning: Maintaining the skin in good condition.
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