Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride

CAS No- 65497-29-2

Cyamopsis Tetragonoloba (Guar) Gum (also called Guar Gum) is a resinous material made from the guar bean. Guar Gum is a type of polysaccharide called galactomannan made from legume plants that consists of a polymannose backbone to which galactose groups are bound.

Derivatives of Guar Gum that also may be used in cosmetics and personal care products include Hydroxypropyl Guar, Guar Hydroxpropyltrimonium Chloride and Hydroxypropyl Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride. Among these guar ingredients, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride is most frequently used in cosmetic products. It may be used in bath products, hair conditioners, hair dyes, other hair care products and skin care products.

Guar Gum and the other guar derivatives may also be used in bath products, hair care products, shaving preparations and skin care products.Guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride is a white or yellow fine powder derived from guar beans.It is a kind of galactomannan, which is a polysaccharide, the guar bean comes from the guar plant, which is a legume.

Major world suppliers include India, Pakistan, and the United States, as well as Australia and Africa. The plant’s bean has a large endosperm, which is the part of the seed that acts as a food store for the developing plant. Much of that endosperm contains galactomannan gum, which forms a viscous gel called guar gum when mixed with cold water.

Guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride is often used as an anti-static agent and hair or skin conditioner; it also increases viscosity.

Guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride is also found in hundreds of personal care products, such as shampoo, conditioner, dandruff treatments, styling products, soap, hairspray, and other products , such as can be used as a hair detangler