Description

Tallowtrimonium chloride is a chemical compound, tallow trimethyl ammonium chloride. Quaternary ammonium compound. Straight chain alkyl mixture.

What it is used for and where
Cosmetics
Antistatic agent. Static electricity build-up has a direct influence on products and causes electrostatic adsorption. The antistatic ingredient reduces static build-up and surface resistivity on the surface of the skin and hair.

Hair conditioning agent. A large number of ingredients with specific purposes can co-exist in a hair shampoo: cleansers, conditioners, thickeners, mattifying agents, sequestering agents, fragrances, preservatives, special additives. However, the indispensable ingredients are the cleansers and conditioners as they are necessary and sufficient for hair cleansing and manageability. The others act as commercial and non-essential auxiliaries such as: appearance, fragrance, colouring, etc. Hair conditioning agents have the task of increasing shine, manageability and volume, and reducing static electricity, especially after treatments such as colouring, ironing, waving, drying and brushing. They are, in practice, dispersing agents that may contain cationic surfactants, thickeners, emollients, polymers. The typology of hair conditioners includes: intensive conditioners, instant conditioners, thickening conditioners, drying conditioners.
Synonyms: Quaternary ammonium compounds, tallow alkyl trimethyl, chlorides; tallow trimethyl ammonium chloride; Trimethyl(tallowalkyl)ammonium chloride
Trade name:ACC AMD-2 Emulsion, Adogen 471, Arquad T, Arquad T-50, Dow Corning 1669 Cationic, Emulsion, Emulsil CT-30, Jeesilc 92, Radiaquat

CAS: 8030-78-2