Product Description

Powerful Conditioning Agent for Hair Care Formulations

Behentrimonium Chloride (BTC) is a cationic conditioning ingredient widely used in hair conditioners, hair masks, leave-in products and other conditioning formulations.

It provides excellent detangling, slip, softness and manageability, helping reduce friction between hair fibres and improving wet and dry combing.

BTC is particularly useful for formulating conditioners for dry, rough, tangled or difficult-to-manage hair and can be combined with fatty alcohols, emollients, oils and other compatible conditioning ingredients to create rich, professional-feeling haircare products.

Suitable for:
Hair Conditioners • Hair Masks • Deep Conditioners • Leave-In Conditioners • Hair Creams • Conditioning Treatments • DIY Haircare

For cosmetic formulation and DIY use.

Product Specifications

Appearance:
Depends strongly on the commercial grade. Behentrimonium Chloride may be supplied as a white/off-white waxy solid, flakes/pellets, paste or liquid solution.

Odour:
Mild to characteristic odour; may vary according to concentration and carrier system.

Solubility:
Dispersible in water and suitable for incorporation into aqueous conditioning formulations when processed correctly. Solubility and processing behaviour depend on the supplied grade and active concentration.

Shelf Life:
Typically 24 months from the date of manufacture when stored correctly in the original tightly closed container.

Key Benefits

Excellent Detangling — Helps improve wet and dry combability.

Hair Conditioning — Leaves hair feeling softer, smoother and more manageable.

Improves Slip — Reduces friction and improves glide through the hair.

Anti-Static Effect — Helps reduce static and flyaway hair.

Ideal for Rich Conditioners — Works well with fatty alcohols, oils and other conditioning ingredients.

Safety Information

For cosmetic formulation and DIY use only. Not intended for ingestion.

Concentrated Behentrimonium Chloride requires careful handling. Avoid direct contact with eyes and unnecessary contact with concentrated material.

Use suitable protective gloves and eye protection when handling the concentrated raw material, particularly during weighing and heated processing.

If supplied as flakes/powder, avoid generating or inhaling dust.

In case of accidental eye contact, rinse cautiously and thoroughly with clean water.

Use in a suitably ventilated work area.

Keep out of reach of children.

Keep the container tightly closed and protect from contamination.

Store in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight, excessive heat and incompatible materials.

FAQs

1. What is BTC?
In this product, BTC refers to Behentrimonium Chloride, a cationic conditioning ingredient widely used in haircare formulations.

2. What is Behentrimonium Chloride used for?
It is primarily used to provide conditioning, detangling, softness, slip and anti-static properties in haircare formulations.

3. Can BTC be used to make hair conditioner?
Yes. Hair conditioner is one of its major applications.

4. Is BTC an emulsifier?
Behentrimonium Chloride is primarily a cationic surfactant and conditioning agent. It can contribute to emulsion formation in appropriate systems, particularly with fatty alcohols, but I would not market it simply as a universal emulsifying wax.

5. Is BTC the same as BTMS-50?
No. Behentrimonium Chloride and Behentrimonium Methosulfate are different conditioning ingredients. BTMS-50 is commonly sold as a prepared conditioning-emulsifier system, whereas BTC grades vary considerably in active concentration and carrier.