POLYMER
Disteareth-75 IPDI
- polymer
An associative thickener that builds viscosity in a water-based formula and gives it a cushioned flow.
- products in our library
- 21
- of researched products
- 0.3%
- on the label, in our shampoos
- usually #21
- most common in
- Shampoo
- in water
- Water-soluble
At a glance
Four things worth knowing about how this ingredient behaves on hair.
How much of it is left on hair between washes.
What it takes to get it off the hair again.
What the polymer class can do, not what any bottle claims.
How well the film survives damp air, as a class.
| Property | Level | Out of |
|---|---|---|
| Buildup risk | Low | 1 of 5 |
| Rinse-out behaviour | Rinses clean | 5 of 5 |
| Hold | Not recorded | not recorded |
| Humidity resistance | Not recorded | not recorded |
What it does for a formula
What Disteareth-75 IPDI does
The general function first, then how the role changes by product type where we have researched it.
A long-chain molecule that stays behind as the product dries.
Changes the texture in your hand. It says nothing about what reaches your hair.
Water alone removes it, so it does not accumulate between washes.
Hair neither pulls it in nor pushes it away.
Charge
Carries no charge, so it neither clings to hair nor is pushed away by it. Nonionic ingredients are the mild, pH-tolerant workhorses of a formula.
Solubility
Rinses out with water alone, so it does not build up on hair between washes.
Where it appears
Where it appears
One row per product category in our library: how many products list it, what share of that category that is, and where it typically sits on the label.
| Product type | How common | Typical position on label ? |
|---|---|---|
Shampoo
21 products
|
secondary · #21 |
| Product type | Products | Share of category | Median position | Earliest position | Band |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shampoo | 21 | 1% | 21 | 5 | secondary |
We have not researched differences by product type yet. The reading below comes from where it sits on the labels in our library.
Position footprint
Every listing in our library, by position on the label.
| Positions | Zone | Listings |
|---|---|---|
| 1-3 | Leading | 0 |
| 4-8 | Supporting | 3 |
| 9-15 | Secondary | 3 |
| 16-25 | Lower | 7 |
| 26+ | Trace | 8 |
How to read this
US labelling rules put ingredients above 1% in descending order of amount; below 1% they may be listed in any order.
So position tells you about relative amount only above that line, and we never convert a position into a percentage.
Who should pay attention
Formulation guidance for specific hair conditions, limited to the label positions where it applies. It is not a conclusion about any finished product, or about you.
A styling polymer dries into a film across the strands, which is what makes a shape hold instead of relax.
Read from this ingredient’s chemical class. Where we have researched the ingredient itself, that reading replaces the class one.
Why it matters to shoppers
What seeing this ingredient tells you, what it does not, and the limits of our own method.
- a style that holds
- a thicker, easier-to-spread formula
- a rinse-clean feel
- hold that does not drop
- an exact safety score (we do not publish one for any ingredient)
- how a finished product performs, which depends on the whole formula, not one line of it
- the exact percentage in a bottle, because label position never converts into a number
- a secondary polymer, listed below the main ingredients in our shampoos
- it was on the printed ingredient list of every product we counted (we read labels, not marketing copy)
- anything about what the product does on hair
- that a product is right or wrong for you
We do not publish safety scores or hazard grades. Where a regulator has published a restriction or a use condition, we state it and cite it; otherwise we describe what the ingredient does and stop.
Commonly paired with
The ingredients that most often appear alongside this one in our library. We leave out the near-universal ones, because they pair with everything and tell you nothing.
- Propanediol · 17
- Tocopherol · 16
- Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride · 15
- Caprylyl Glycol · 14
- Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate · 13
- Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate · 13
- Glycol Distearate · 13
- Sodium Isethionate · 12
- Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate · 12
- Acrylates Crosspolymer-4 · 11
The number beside a name is how many products in our library list both.
These ingredients tend to appear together to carry the formula and let it dry, deliver a stated effect, and improve feel after rinsing.
Found in these products
The most prominent placements first. The badge is the position on that product’s own ingredient list.
Virtue · Shampoo
ColorKick De-Brassing Shampoo
#5 on the label · $5.75/oz
Moroccanoil · Shampoo
Frizz Control Shampoo
#6 on the label · $2.62/oz
Drybar · Shampoo
Agua Fresca Hydrating Shampoo
#8 on the label · $3.53/oz
Act+Acre · Shampoo
Plant Based Stem Cell Shampoo™
#9 on the label · $4.20/oz
Act+Acre · Shampoo
Daily Hydro™ Hydrating Shampoo
#10 on the label · $3.80/oz
Palmer's · Shampoo
Olive Oil Shampoo
#15 on the label · $0.41/oz
Palmer's · Shampoo
Cocoa Butter Formula Length Retention Shampoo with Biotin
#17 on the label · $0.49/oz
Palmer's · Shampoo
Coconut Oil Shampoo
#17 on the label · $0.57/oz
Palmer's · Shampoo
Cocoa Butter Formula with Vitamin E Length Retention Shampoo
#18 on the label · $0.48/oz
Kevin Murphy · Shampoo
MAXI.WASH
#21 on the label · $4.21/oz
Palmer's · Shampoo
Tahitian Vanilla Shampoo
#21 on the label · $0.60/oz
R+Co · Shampoo
SOFT BOUNCE NATURAL TEXTURE & CURL SHAMPOO
#21 on the label · $5.77/oz
See all 21 products in the library that list Disteareth-75 IPDI
Identity
What this entry is, and what our references call it.
No public-domain structure depiction is available for this entry.
Disteareth-75 IPDI
- thickener
- disteareth-75 ipdi
For your hair?
Whether Disteareth-75 IPDI matters for your hair depends on your hair.
21 products in our library list itWhat this ingredient does, and where it sits on the labels we have researched.
A verdict on any product that contains it, and never a safety grade.
We do not physically test your hair. Everything above comes from the ingredient lists in our library and from published references. The consultation is what turns it into a plan.
References
Seed entry, sourcing in progress Written from our reference work; primary sourcing is still being attached.
No published source is attached to this entry yet.
How this page was made
- Every number above is counted from the ingredient lists in our own product library: 21 of 6816 researched products list this ingredient. Nothing on this page is written per ingredient.
- The dots are levels, not scores. Each one comes from what kind of ingredient it is (its chemical class, charge and solubility) or from where it sits on the labels we have.
- US labelling rules put ingredients above 1% in descending order of amount; below 1% they may be listed in any order. Position tells you about relative amount only above that line, and we never convert a position into a percentage.
- The prominence bands (leading, supporting, secondary) are the same ones the product pages use to read a single label, applied here to the median position across a category.
- We do not publish safety scores or hazard grades. Where a regulator has published a restriction or a use condition, we state it and cite it; otherwise we describe what the ingredient does and stop.
- Identifiers and references appear only when a published source is attached to this entry. Without one, we leave the row out rather than fill it in.
- This is cosmetic information, not medical advice, and nothing here diagnoses or treats a health condition.
- Entry last updated 2026-09-22. Product-page methodology: the product library.
