{"id":45579,"date":"2025-12-03T15:08:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T14:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/ingredient\/polyquaternium-46\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T15:08:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T14:08:24","slug":"polyquaternium-46","status":"publish","type":"ingredient","link":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/ingredient\/polyquaternium-46\/","title":{"rendered":"POLYQUATERNIUM-46"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ingredient type:<\/strong>HUMECTANT\/TEXTURE<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Role: Polyquaternium-46 is mainly used for its film-forming and conditioning properties. It helps form a light film around hair or skin, providing a soft, smooth texture. This ingredient is ideal for maintaining moisture and making hair easier to detangle, while adding shine and softness.<\/p>\n<p>  Ingredient type: Water-soluble<\/p>\n<p> \u200d\u2695\ufe0f Safety: Yes, this ingredient is generally considered safe for cosmetic use. It is well tolerated by most skin and hair types.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Vegan: Yes, Polyquaternium-46 is a synthetic ingredient, so it's compatible with a vegan lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Worth knowing: Polyquaternium-46 is particularly popular in hair products for its ability to improve hair manageability without weighing it down. It is unlikely to cause irritation.<\/p>\n<p>  Found in: Frequently found in conditioners, hair masks, styling products and some moisturizers. It is also used in some skin care products to improve texture.<\/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-45579","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\/45579","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=45579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}