이 원료는 비닐카프로락탐, 비닐피롤리돈 및 메칠비닐이미다졸륨메토설페이트의 반응으로 얻은 중합된 4급 암모늄염이다.

Polyquaternium-46 is a polymeric quaternary ammonium salt prepared by the reaction of vinylcaprolactam and vinylpyrrolidone with methylvinylimidazolium methosulfate: Polyquaternium-46 is a polymeric quaternary ammonium salt prepared by the reaction of vinylcaprolactam and vinylpyrrolidone with methylvinylimidazolium methosulfate.

本品は、ビニルカプロラクタム、ビニルピロリドン及びメチルビニルイミダゾリウムメチル硫酸塩からなる重合体の４級アンモニウム塩である。