Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride is a cationically modified guar gum polymer used primarily as a conditioning and rheology-modifying ingredient in hair-care and personal-care formulations. It is produced by modifying guar gum with hydroxypropyltrimonium groups, giving the polysaccharide a positive ionic character. PubChem records Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride as a polymeric substance and lists CAS 65497-29-2 for a registered substance.
The cationic character of this guar derivative makes it particularly useful in conditioning formulations. It can deposit onto hair and contribute to improved manageability, smoothness, combability and conditioning performance. Cationic guar derivatives have been used in shampoo compositions as conditioning polymers.
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride is derived from guar gum, a natural polysaccharide obtained from guar seeds. Native guar gum is primarily composed of mannose and galactose units, while cationic modification changes its interaction with hair and other formulation components.
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride is mainly valued for its conditioning functionality. Its cationic nature can promote interaction with negatively charged areas of the hair surface, helping improve the feel and manageability of conditioned hair.
Cationic guar polymers can contribute to easier wet combing by improving lubrication and reducing friction between hair fibers. This makes them useful in shampoos, conditioners and other rinse-off hair-care products.
The polymer can also contribute to improved hair feel after rinsing and drying. Depending on grade and concentration, it can support smoothness, manageability and reduced static-related effects.
Guar derivatives can influence viscosity and flow properties in aqueous personal-care formulations. The degree of modification, molecular weight, concentration and formulation composition all affect rheological performance.
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride is used in shampoo formulations as a cationic conditioning polymer. It can provide conditioning benefits while helping improve the sensory properties of shampoo after rinsing.
It can be incorporated into rinse-off and leave-on conditioning systems where improved hair smoothness, manageability and combability are desired.
Selected grades may also be used in personal-care and skin-care formulations where a cationic polymer is appropriate. However, its strongest cosmetic application is generally associated with hair conditioning.
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride is a polymeric material, so its performance depends strongly on molecular weight, degree of cationic substitution, viscosity grade, particle size, concentration and processing conditions.
It is important to distinguish the generic ingredient name from specific commercial grades. Commercial grades can differ significantly in viscosity, active content and substitution level. Therefore, numerical specifications should be taken from the exact manufacturer's TDS and COA rather than applying one universal specification to all grades.
The polymer should be dispersed and hydrated according to the supplier's recommended processing procedure. Compatibility with surfactants, electrolytes, preservatives and other conditioning polymers should also be evaluated during formulation development.
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride can be used in:
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride is a cationically modified guar gum polymer used mainly as a hair-conditioning and rheology-modifying ingredient.
The CAS number listed by the FDA GSRS record through PubChem for Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride is 65497-29-2.
It is primarily used as a conditioning polymer in shampoos, conditioners and other hair-care formulations. It can contribute to hair smoothness, manageability and combability.
Yes. Hydroxypropyltrimonium modification introduces positively charged quaternary ammonium functionality into the guar polymer.
Yes. It is a chemically modified derivative of guar gum. Native guar gum is a galactomannan polysaccharide derived from guar seeds.
Yes. Cationic guar derivatives have been used in shampoo formulations as conditioning polymers.
Yes. Its cationic polymer structure is designed to provide conditioning functionality and can improve hair feel, manageability and combability.
It can contribute to viscosity and rheological modification, but its primary cosmetic positioning is generally as a conditioning polymer.
A single fixed molecular formula should not be assigned because it is a modified polymer with composition dependent on the degree of substitution and polymer characteristics.
Important grade-specific parameters can include appearance, moisture, pH, viscosity, particle size, degree of substitution, nitrogen content, active content and microbiological limits.
| Parameter | Specification |
|---|---|
| Appearance | White to off-white powder |