How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 4 list it before the 1% line and 1 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
5 of 5 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
Polyquaternium-46 is a polymeric quaternary ammonium salt prepared by the reaction of vinylcaprolactam and vinylpyrrolidone with methylvinylimidazolium methosulfate
Cosmetic roles
Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMINGReduces staticANTISTATICHolds hair in placeHAIR FIXING
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ポリクオタニウム－４６: 本品は、ビニルカプロラクタム、ビニルピロリドン及びメチルビニルイミダゾリウムメチル硫酸塩からなる重合体の４級アンモニウム塩である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
POLYQUATERNIUM-46INCI1H-imidazolium, 1-ethenyl-3-methyl-, methyl sulphate, polymer with 1-ethenylhexahydro-2H-azepin-2-one and 1-ethenyl-2-pyrrolidinoneSynonym폴리쿼터늄-46Korean label name (MFDS standard)ポリクオタニウム－４６Japanese labelling name
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 174761-16-1
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID30169896
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID801837638
- Molecular formula
- (C7H12N2O4S)y(C8H13NO)x(C6H9NO)z
What products actually use it for
What the 9 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Film former3
- Anti-static agent3
- Hair fixative (EPA)3
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 10
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- Wikidata