Conditioner (chemistry)
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A conditioner is something that improves the quality of another material.
Conditioning agents are also called moisturizer
s in some cases and usually are composed of various oil
s and lubricant
s. One method of their use is coating of the substrate
to alter their feel and appearance.
Some materials used as conditioners include:
Conditioning agents are also called moisturizer
Moisturizer
Moisturizers or emollients are complex mixtures of chemical agents specially designed to make the external layers of the skin softer and more pliable, by increasing its hydration by reducing evaporation. Naturally occurring skin lipids and sterols as well as artificial or natural oils,...
s in some cases and usually are composed of various oil
Oil
An oil is any substance that is liquid at ambient temperatures and does not mix with water but may mix with other oils and organic solvents. This general definition includes vegetable oils, volatile essential oils, petrochemical oils, and synthetic oils....
s and lubricant
Lubricant
A lubricant is a substance introduced to reduce friction between moving surfaces. It may also have the function of transporting foreign particles and of distributing heat...
s. One method of their use is coating of the substrate
Substrate (chemistry)
In chemistry, a substrate is the chemical species being observed, which reacts with a reagent. This term is highly context-dependent. In particular, in biochemistry, an enzyme substrate is the material upon which an enzyme acts....
to alter their feel and appearance.
Some materials used as conditioners include:
- PolyquaterniumPolyquaterniumPolyquaternium is the International Nomenclature for Cosmetic Ingredients designation for several polycationic polymers that are used in the personal care industry. Polyquaternium is a neologism used to emphasize the presence of quaternary ammonium centers in the polymer. INCI has approved at...
- Oleyl alcoholOleyl alcoholOleyl alcohol, octadecenol, or cis-9-octadecen-1-ol, is a fatty alcohol coming from inedible beef fat. It is also found in fish oil.Its chemical formula is 1836 or CH37-CH=CH-8OH.It is a non-ionic, unsaturated fatty alcohol....
- Polyols
- Stearyl alcoholStearyl alcoholStearyl alcohol is a substance prepared from stearic acid by the process of catalytic hydrogenation. It is a fatty alcohol. It takes the form of white solid granules or flakes which are insoluble in water, with a melting point of 60 °C and boiling point of 210 °C...
- Cetyl alcoholCetyl alcoholCetyl alcohol, also known as 1-hexadecanol and palmityl alcohol, is a fatty alcohol with the chemical formula CH315OH. At room temperature, cetyl alcohol takes the form of a waxy white solid or flakes....