Silicone Quaternium-16
Silicone Quaternium-16 is a skin conditioning and hair conditioning ingredient. It’s in 4 products on Poliage, most often conditioner and shampoo. Avoid lists on Poliage that include it: Silicones.
Updated October 21, 2026
What it does
Contains Silicone Quaternium-16: hair-conditioning
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Silicone Quaternium-16: skin-conditioning
Function listed in CosIng
Source: CosIng, the European Commission cosmetic ingredient database, ref 58522, accessed October 22, 2026.
Products that contain Silicone Quaternium-16
Ouai
Leave In Conditioner Melrose Place
Conditioner · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, silicones
Ouai
Leave In Conditioner St Barts Scent
Conditioner · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, silicones
Kenra Professional
Volume Conditioner
Conditioner · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, silicones
Kenra Professional
Volume Shampoo
Shampoo · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, sulfates, silicones, coconut derivatives
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