Guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride
Guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride is a widely used ingredient in cosmetics, personal care, and skincare formulations. Depending on its function, it may serve as a moisturizer, preservative, emulsifier, or active ingredient to enhance the overall effectiveness and performance of a product.
Guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride is an organic compound that is a water-soluble quaternary ammonium derivative of guar gum. It gives conditioning properties to shampoos and after-shampoo hair care products. The effects of the cationic charge density, guar concentration in aqueous solution, and treatment time on bleached European hair have been studied.[citation needed] A mechanical testing method has been successfully applied to determine the efficacy of cationic guars to improve the ease of combing. The results were confirmed in a shampoo formulation on both virgin and bleached hair.[self-published source]
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| Other names
Guar, 2-hydroxy-3-trimethylammoniopropyl ether, chloride
Cationic guar
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| Identifiers | |
| ECHA InfoCard | 100.114.215 |
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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| Properties | |
| Density | 1.3 |
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| Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC): | |
LD50 (median dose)
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1.25g/kg rat |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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