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INCI ingredient

Starch Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride

Starch Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride appears on 13 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

Starch Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride appears on 13 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, emulsion stabilising, hair conditioning, viscosity controlling

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • antistatic
  • emulsion stabilising
  • hair conditioning
  • viscosity controlling
  • antistatic: Preventing and/or reducing static electricity by neutralising electrical charge on surfaces.
  • emulsion stabilising: Helping the process of emulsification and improving emulsion stability and shelf-life.
  • 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.
  • viscosity controlling: Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.

CAS 56780-58-6

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.

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