This product is a white or light yellow solid with a slightly pungent odor and is water-soluble. After dissolving, it forms a viscous liquid. It is soluble in isopropanol, ethanol, and aqueous solutions. It is resistant to acids, hard water, and inorganic salts, but not resistant to alkalis; it reacts with strong alkalis to form quaternary ammonium bases (strong bases). It possesses excellent wetting, antistatic, bactericidal, and softening conditioning properties. It belongs to the quaternary ammonium type cationic surfactants.