Description

Beta-glucan hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride is a chemical compound, the result of the reaction process between Beta-glucan and hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride. Beta-glucan is a generic term for polysaccharides with a linear structure that contain beta bonds. They have a high viscosity and are water-soluble. They have a molecular weight-related prebiotic action that positively influences normalisation of serum cholesterol levels, has an anti-obesity effect, and can reduce postprandial glucose elevation. Recent studies have shown that they can also be useful in modern strategies for preventing and inhibiting tumour growth.

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.

Skin conditioning agent - Miscellaneous. This ingredient has the task of modifying the condition of the skin when it is damaged or dry by reducing its flakiness and restoring its elasticity.
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