Ester Quats as a sustainable alternative for hair conditioning

Difficult supply conditions for traditional alkyl conditioning quats are motivating brands to explore alternatives like ester quats for their hair care conditioning formulations. Ester quats deliver comparable conditioning performance and also engender improved sustainability, a bonus to clean beauty and mass-market brands aiming to enhance the environmental footprint of their products.

Discover: 

  • An ecological profile of leading hair conditioning agents
  • Challenges affecting traditional alkyl quats
  • A class of sustainable cationic conditioning agents that can deliver comparable or better performance conditioning performance than traditional alkyl quats

Readily biodegradable conditioning esterquats Proof of performance  

VARISOFT ® EQ F 75 MB

VARISOFT ® EQ 65 MB

Distearoylethyl Hydroxyethylmonium Methosulfate; Cetearyl Alcohol

  • Econmic cost-effective, easy to process conditioning agent
  • Low melting point pellets, emulsifying and stabilizing properties in conditioners

Good conditioning performance comparable to Cetrimonium Chloride

Distearoylethyl Dimonium Chloride; Cetearyl Alcohol

  • COSMOS approved for hair care
  • Pellets with emulsifying and stabilizing properties. Provides rich and creamy conditioners
  • Excellent conditioning performance comparable to Behentrimonium Chloride    

VARISOFT ® EQ 100

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Bis-(Isostearoyl/Oleoyl Isopropyl) Dimonium Methosulfate

  • 100% active cold processable liquid for universale usage in conditioners, leave-in sprays, shampoos
  • Superior performance on wet hair to Behentrimonium Chloride

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