Synonym(s)
1-deoxy-1-(N-methyl-N-(2-hydroxyhexadecyl)amino)-; 2-hydroxypropanoates; D-glucitol
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Methyl hydroxycetyl glucaminium lactate is a substance used in cosmetic formulations. It acts as an antistatic agent (reduces static electricity by neutralizing the electrical charge on the surface of, for example, hair) and as a hair conditioning agent (makes hair easy to comb, smooth, soft and shiny and gives it volume).
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Lactates are salts/esters of lactic acid, methyl glucaminium (N-methyl-D-glucamine, also known as meglumine) is a chemical compound derived from D-glucose. It contains a methylamino group instead of the aldehyde oxygen of glucose.
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