Definitions for "STEARALKONIUM CHLORIDE"
(From coconut and salt) Reduces static electricity by neutralizing electrical charges on hair. Good conditioning agent.
A chemical used in conditioners, to detangle hair and in skin creams. It causes allergic reactions. The chloride of stearalkonium was developed by the textile industry as a softening agent. It is much cheaper and easier to include in hair conditioners than plant proteins or extracts, which are healthier for the hair. Very toxic.
A cationic conditioning material that helps leave hair soft yet manageable by neutralizing static charge on the cuticle while imparting emollients.