Cationic Ingredients and Charges of Listed Ingredients
Asked by: niew_panas
On: December 23, 2018
Product Type:
Cosmetics
Answered
Question
Could you please clarify the charges (positive, negative, or neutral) of the following ingredients, and also provide examples of ingredients that are cationic (positively charged)?
- AnyGel™
- Wakame Extract
- Sea Kelp Extract
- Alaria Esculenta Extract
- Perfect-C™
- L-Glutathione
- Phospholipids
- 20nm Silver Pure™
- Japanese Cedar Extract
- Trans-Resveratrol
- Rosemary Oleoresin Extract
- ClayThick™
- Ethyl Ascorbic acid
- Licorice Extract
Answer
Cationic Ingredients
Based on the information available, the following ingredients are positively charged (cationic):
- Ionic Silver Solutions: Products like "Silver (2000ppm, Ionic, Colorless Solution, pH 4-6)" and "Silver (2000ppm, Ionic, Colorless Solution, pH 10-12)" contain positively charged silver ions.
- Cationic Cyclodextrin (Water-Soluble): This ingredient is explicitly described as having cationic properties.
- Myristamidopropyl PG-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate: This ingredient, derived from coconut, also has cationic properties.
Regarding the ingredients you initially listed and the staff's reply:
- AnyGel™ is negatively charged.
- The other ingredients you listed (Wakame Extract, Sea Kelp Extract, Alaria Esculenta Extract, Perfect-C™, L-Glutathione, Phospholipids, 20nm Silver Pure™, Japanese Cedar Extract, Trans-Resveratrol, Rosemary Oleoresin Extract, ClayThick™, Ethyl Ascorbic acid, Licorice Extract) are generally neutral in charge.
