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Is Polyquaternium-98 vegetarian?

Polyquaternium-98

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Polyquaternium-98 is a synthetic polymeric quaternary ammonium chloride formed by the reaction of acrylic acid, ethyl acrylate, and methacrylamidopropyltrimonium chloride, used as a conditioning agent in cosmetics.

INCI name Polyquaternium-98
CosIng ID 88877
Last reviewed 10 July 2026

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