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POLYQUATERNIUM-6 (150000 mw)

CAS 9072-48-4

Also registered as 52 other CAS numbers

37293-23-5 · 37317-00-3 · 37353-76-7 · 58252-33-8 · 58829-44-0 · 63661-21-2 · 69431-41-0 · 93357-85-8 · 114355-07-6 · 116811-08-6 · 116811-31-5 · 117989-81-8 · 118998-00-8 · 119310-15-5 · 125148-30-3 · 125148-31-4 · 128665-21-4 · 139351-49-8 · 141092-78-6 · 143477-08-1 · 152059-59-1 · 152689-87-7 · 153891-18-0 · 182893-02-3 · 188596-41-0 · 202289-61-0 · 245064-24-8 · 253594-29-5 · 261769-43-1 · 398138-41-5 · 477780-87-3 · 528837-66-3 · 532994-19-7 · 692756-06-2 · 847780-23-8 · 876313-84-7 · 917234-25-4 · 936717-87-2 · 951320-67-5 · 951773-82-3 · +12 more

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

POLYQUATERNIUM-6 (150000 mw) in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “POLYQUATERNIUM-6”.

Also known as POLYQUATERNIUM-6 · POLYQUATERNIUM-6 (15000 mw) · Dadmac polymer (15000) · Diallyldimethylammonium chloride homopolymer (150000 mw) · Diallyldimethylammonium chloride polymer (15000) · Dimethyldiallylammonium chloride homopolymer (15000)

Show all 23 names

Dimethyldiallylammonium chloride homopolymer (150000 mw) · Polydadmac (150000 mw) · POLYQUATERNIUM-6 (15000) · Additol VXT 3529 · Agefloc WT 20 · Agefloc WT 20VHV · Agefloc WT 2206 · Agefloc WT 2206-1800 · Dehyquart cc 6 · Flocare c 106 mv · Merquat 100 polymer · Merquat 106 polymer · Poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) · poly (diallyl dimethyl ammonium chloride) · polydimethyldiellylammonium chloride · polyquat · polyquaternium 6

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an antistatic agent and a film former.

  • Antistatic
  • Film forming
  • Surfactant
  • Film former
  • Hair fixative
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Regulation

No restrictions found. POLYQUATERNIUM-6 (150000 mw) appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • Pharma
  • Food
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActivePolyquaternium-6 is a polymeric quaternary ammonium salt of dimethyl diallyl ammonium chloride
    • Polyquaternium-6 is a polymeric quaternary ammonium salt of dimethyl diallyl ammonium chlorideSource →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 541 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Industrial products, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Film former, Anti-static agent.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 541 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Industrial products, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Film former, Anti-static agent.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as polymer.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as polymer.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for POLYQUATERNIUM-6 (150000 mw). These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

  • SCCS

    EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

    No SCCS opinion on file.

  • CIR

    Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)

    No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for POLYQUATERNIUM-6 (150000 mw) yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated September 2013

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

    Open →

  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →
Reference links (1)

Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Food use

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed POLYQUATERNIUM-6 (150000 mw) in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

541

Named organisations

6

Laboratory suppliesIndustrial productsFood and drugPersonal careCleaning products and household care

Typical roles

AntistaticFilm formingSurfactantFilm formerHair fixative
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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include POLYQUATERNIUM-6 (150000 mw); each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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