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Merquat™ 281 polymer

Cleansing Hair-Care

Low pH conditioning agent great for extreme pH applications and non-preserved

Merquat™ 281 polymer is a low pH, aqueous, cationic copolymer that demonstrates ampholytic characteristics and is non-preserved. The polymer has excellent stability in extreme pH applications making it ideally suited for use in high pH products as well as shampoos. Merquat 281 polymer is also recommended for ethnic hair care, hair color, and depilatories. 

Function: Conditioner / Sensory Modifier

Ingredient Name: 
Polyquaternium-22

Recommended Use level: ​Recommended use level is 1.0 to 3.0 wt% as supplied

  • Enables the reduction of ammonia and hair dye levels
  • Helps to improve the saturation of hair colors
  • Improves the wet combability of hair dyes and provides a smooth, soft feel to hair
  • Improves wet and dry combing in shampoo systems
  • Provides stable, rich and dense foam
  • Provides superior conditioning properties in high pH systems
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