Quaternium-52

Quaternium-52 (CAS 58069-11-7), commercially available as Dehyquart SP, is a cationic quaternary ammonium compound used across personal care and industrial formulations. It functions primarily as an emulsifier, conditioning agent, and surface modifier.

This versatile chemical delivers substantivity to hair, fiber, and hard surfaces. In hair care, it deposits onto negatively charged hair surfaces to improve combability, reduce static, and provide conditioning in rinse-off and leave-on products.

Textile and leather processors use it to apply softening and antistatic finishes to fabric and hide during wet processing. In home care and industrial cleaning formulations, it modifies surface wetting behavior to improve product performance.

Paper manufacturers apply it as a surface treatment agent to influence sheet properties such as softness and charge balance. Quaternium-52 is typically supplied as a liquid or aqueous solution, suited for direct incorporation into formulations.

It is available in technical and cosmetic grades, with cosmetic-grade material meeting purity requirements for use in leave-on and rinse-off personal care products. Packaging options generally range from drums to IBC containers for industrial volumes.