Tea-abietoyl hydrolyzed collagen (inci)

"TEA" is the acronym for triethanolamine, a quaternary ammonium compound. Triethanolamine reacts easily with fatty acids to form triethanolamine soaps and is used as a basic component in soaps and other cosmetic products. "Hydrolyzed collagen" refers to hyxdrolyzed collagen.

TEA-abietoyl hydrolyzed collagen is used in cosmetic formulations. It acts as an antistatic agent (reduces static charges by neutralizing the electrical charge on the surface, for example of hair), surfactant (washing-active substance; improves the even distribution of the products during application), cleanser (substance with cleansing effect on skin, hair or teeth), skin protection / skin-protecting (protects the skin from external influences) and as a hair conditioning agent (makes the hair easy to comb, smooth, soft and shiny and gives it volume).