{"id":40470,"date":"2025-12-03T14:08:35","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T13:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/ingredient\/polyquaternium-17\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T14:08:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T13:08:35","slug":"polyquaternium-17","status":"publish","type":"ingredient","link":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/ingredient\/polyquaternium-17\/","title":{"rendered":"POLYQUATERNIUM-17"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ingredient type: <\/strong>HUMECTANT\/TEXTURE<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Role: Polyquaternium-17 is used primarily as a fixing agent in hair products. It helps hold the hairstyle in place while imparting shine and softness to the hair. Sometimes, it is also present in skin care products for its film-forming properties, which help maintain moisture by forming a barrier on the skin.<\/p>\n<p>  Ingredient type: Water-soluble<\/p>\n<p> \u200d\u2695\ufe0f Safety: Considered safe for use in cosmetics, but as with any ingredient, skin testing is recommended to avoid allergic reactions.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Vegan: Yes, Polyquaternium-17 is a synthetic ingredient and does not come from animal sources.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Please note: It is unlikely to cause skin irritation or allergic reactions, but individual sensitivity may still occur. Its film-forming effect can also lead to a \u00abbuild-up\u00bb sensation on hair with frequent use.<\/p>\n<p>  Present in: Mainly used in styling gels, hair mousse, setting sprays and occasionally in face and body lotions and moisturizers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Comedogenic rating:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":""},"class_list":["post-40470","ingredient","type-ingredient","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":[],"comment_info":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ingredient\/40470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ingredient"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ingredient"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}