{"id":42623,"date":"2025-12-03T14:40:29","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T13:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/ingredient\/quaternium-73\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T14:40:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T13:40:29","slug":"quaternium-73","status":"publish","type":"ingredient","link":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/ingredient\/quaternium-73\/","title":{"rendered":"QUATERNIUM-73"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ingredient type:<\/strong>HUMECTANT\/WATER-SOLUBLE<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Role: Quaternium-73 is primarily used in cosmetics for its antimicrobial and preservative properties. It helps preserve the product formula by inhibiting the growth of bacteria and fungi, thereby extending the product's shelf life.<\/p>\n<p>  Ingredient type: Water-soluble<\/p>\n<p> \u200d\u2695\ufe0f Safety: Considered safe when used at recommended concentrations in cosmetic products.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Vegan: Yes, Quaternium-73 is a synthetic ingredient, so it is generally compatible with a vegan lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Note: Although the ingredient is effective in low concentrations, quaternary ammonium compounds can irritate very sensitive skin if used excessively. It is therefore essential to follow the product instructions.<\/p>\n<p>  Found in: It is often found in hair care products, skin cleansers, moisturizers, and sometimes in makeup formulas as a preservative.<\/p>\n<p><strong>comedogenic index:\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-42623","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\/42623","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=42623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}