Honeyquat

A naturally derived conditioning agent from honey, a beauty ingredient that brings to hair and skin moisturizing, softening and smoothing benefits, leaves the hair with enhanced luminosity and a healthier appearance.

BENEFITS

• naturally derived quaternized conditioning agent
• conditions skin and hair, substantive to skin and hair
• its cationic nature gives it an excellent affinity with keratin
• effective moisturiser, humectant, antistatic
• low molecular weight, is able to penetrate hair
• improves skin barrier function, leaves the skin feeling soft
• improves the styleability of hair, facilitates detangling
• improves hair texture and thickness
• reduce the static build-up on dry hair
• leaves the hair hydrated, smooth, with a healthier appearance

USE RECOMMENDATIONS 

• cosmetic ingredient
• can be used in leave-on as well as rinse-off skin and hair care applications
• ideal in shampoos, conditioners, styling products, hand creams, body lotions
• incorporate at the end of the formulation at <40°C

EFFICACY TESTS

• In-VIVO
• Assessment of Hair Characteristics
• Comparing hair characteristics of the baseline assessments to the post style assessments, the benefits of including 2.0% Honeyquat in a conditioner are more apparent. Average Results for Participant’s Sensory Assessment: improved smoothing, wet and dry combability, anti-frizz, overall feel, shine and hydration by 18%, 5.0%, 12%, 14%, 21%, 14% and 16%, respectively. It is clear from this study that Honeyquat helps create a smooth, sleek hair style. The hair treated is noticeably shinier than the control.

SAFETY DATA

• cosmetic use only
• for professional use refer to safety datasheet