{"id":41006,"date":"2025-12-03T14:14:26","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T13:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/ingredient\/polyquaternium-16\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T14:14:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T13:14:26","slug":"polyquaternium-16","status":"publish","type":"ingredient","link":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/ingredient\/polyquaternium-16\/","title":{"rendered":"POLYQUATERNIUM-16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ingredient type: <\/strong>EMULSIFIER\/TEXTURE<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Role: Polyquaternium-16 is a hair conditioner that reduces frizz and facilitates detangling. In skin care products, it helps improve texture by forming a light film that softens the skin surface.<\/p>\n<p>  Ingredient type: Water-soluble<\/p>\n<p> \u200d\u2695\ufe0f Safety: Generally considered safe when used in accordance with recommended concentrations.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Vegan: Yes, this ingredient is synthetic and suitable for vegan formulas.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 To know: Polyquaternium-16 is well tolerated by most skin types, but like any cationic polymer, excessive use can lead to a slight deposit on skin or hair, especially if exposed to hard water.<\/p>\n<p>  Present in: Often found in conditioners, styling foams and sometimes in skin lotions to provide film-forming properties.<\/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-41006","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\/41006","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=41006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}