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
Products with Silicone Quaternium-16
in 3 products
- no photoBioblas Kolajen + Keratin ŞampuanBioblas · shampoo
- no photoSexyhair Texture Foam PartySexyhair
- no photoBioblas Procyanidin Saç Dökülmesine Karşı Anti-Stress ŞampuanBioblas · shampoo
Showing 3 of 3 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.
In the EU ingredient database
- 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.
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.




