Polyquaternium-28

Polyquaternium-28 (CAS 131954-48-8), also marketed as Gafquat HS 100, is a cationic conditioning polymer used in personal care and industrial formulations.

Where is Polyquaternium-28 used?

• Hair care: conditioning agent in shampoos, conditioners and leave-in treatments, reducing static and improving combability without weighing hair down
• Skin care: film-forming smoothness in lotions and serums
• Textile processing: modifies fiber surfaces for softness and antistatic performance during finishing
• Paper and leather: alters surface wetting behaviour and coating uniformity
• It deposits onto negatively charged surfaces to improve texture and manageability.

Commercial specifications

• Aqueous solution, active polymer content varying by grade
• Packaging from drums to intermediate bulk containers