# POLYQUATERNIUM CROSSPOLYMER-2

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_inci_polyquaternium_crosspolymer_2
Categories: beauty
Functions: Hair conditioning, Emulsion stabilising, Viscosity controlling
Identifier: POLYQUATERNIUM CROSSPOLYMER-2

> POLYQUATERNIUM CROSSPOLYMER-2: Used in cosmetics as a hair conditioner, an emulsion stabiliser and a thickener. Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records. Compiled from 1 published data source.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern: not yet assessed
- Is it a concern? We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
- Rationale: Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Polyquaternium Crosspolymer-2 is the polymeric quaternary ammonium compound formed by the polymerization of PEG-4 methacrylate, dimethylacrylamide, ethyltrimonium chloride methacrylate, and trimethylolmethylene acrylamide, crosslinked with methylene bis-acrylamide.

## Expert safety opinions

- SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety): no opinion on file.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)): no opinion on file.

## Data sources

- CosIng (updated 2026-09-23): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/91222

_Assessed by Greenveil._