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Cosmetic ingredient dictionary

Polyquaternium-53 in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

Polyquaternium-53 is a cosmetic ingredient that makes hair easier to comb, softer or shinier. The EU allows it only with limits or conditions. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 9 products, most often shampoos.

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What does Polyquaternium-53 do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Polyquaternium-53 makes hair easier to comb, softer or shinier. The EU’s CosIng database lists this job for it: hair conditioning.

hair conditioning

What other names and numbers does Polyquaternium-53 have?

CAS number
84647-38-1
CosIng reference
58832

Is Polyquaternium-53 restricted in the EU?

Yes, it has limits. The EU allows it only with limits or conditions of use, such as a maximum amount or a warning on the label (Annex III of Regulation 1223/2009, entry 66).

The annex entry sets the exact limits, the products it may be used in and any warning the label must carry.

Which products contain Polyquaternium-53?

Open Beauty Facts finds Polyquaternium-53 in the ingredient lists of 9 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often shampoos, hair care and cleansers.

  • Shampoos4
  • Hair care3
  • Cleansers1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 2 · United States 2 · Portugal 1 · Canada 1.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Polyquaternium-53 turns up, not how much of the market it is.

On these listsRestricted in the EU

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Sources

The job, the description and the EU annex entry are CosIng’s; the fragrance allergens are the EU Annex III names Bravoora’s label checker reads; the product counts are Open Beauty Facts’.

  1. European Commission: CosIng cosmetic ingredient database (functions, description, EU annex entry)
  2. Open Beauty Facts: product database, 77,506 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
  3. EU Regulation 1223/2009 on cosmetic products (the annexes)

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