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Polyquaternium-7

Forms a light film.

What it is

A polymer made in a lab that carries a positive charge. Polymers are large molecules built from many repeating units.

Reduces static and forms a thin film on hair and skin that leaves them feeling smooth.

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What it does in a formula

Forms a light filmOfficial EU function: Film forming
Reduces staticOfficial EU function: Antistatic

What official sources say

Restricted in certain uses · Cosmetics, EU

Allowed in EU cosmetics only within set limits and conditions (Annex III, entry 66).

Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, Annex III: list of substances which cosmetic products must not contain except subject to the restrictions laid down (CosIng), retrieved 2026-10-09

A label gives no amounts, so none of this says a product is unsafe.