Discuss Polyquaternium-7 benefits to help curly hair
You've heard of it. It's everywhere! That's right, I'm talking about Polyquaternium-7 or PQ-7. This is one of the newer ingredients added to shampoos and conditioners for one reason – to improve curly hair.
You see, curly hair can be a fickle thing to work with because it's not just one texture — the type of curl you have can vary from body wave to springy ringlets and everything in between.
Polyquaternium-7 is an organic compound in the polyquaternium class of chemicals used in the personal care industry. Polyquaternium-7 is used as a modifier, for example, in shampoo, hair conditioner, hair spray, mousse, soap, gel, styling agent, shaving product, deodorant, and antiperspirant. It has been used commercially in several different conditioning shampoos and deep conditioning treatments for extremely curly or coily hair.
Think of this as the magical ingredient that gives gel that great slip we are looking for. Aside from that, this ingredient absorbs moisture from the air and serves as an antistatic agent, film former, and hair fixative to work hard to detangle knots and prevent hair breakage.
This ingredient provides a nice moisturizing feel and softness. PQ-7 adds volume and shine.
The properties of polyquaternuium-7 also include making your hair easier to comb through while styling. As we know, this is the step that impacts significantly when we style our hair. Products weigh heavily in this step, as not using the ideal product will cause unwanted flaking.
Polyquats have manufactured ingredients whose conditioning properties allow for multiple benefits. They create a film over the damaged parts of hair fibers to protect against external aggressors and improve the hair surface's quality. Polyquaternium-7 is used to provide volume by adding lift at the roots.