Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 283XH39M8X · registered name GLYCIDYLTRIMETHYLAMMONIUM CHLORIDE · single chemical substance
2,3-Epoxypropyltrimoniium Chloride is the quaternary ammonium salt that conforms to the formula:
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
- Banned
- ASEAN · European Union · United Kingdom
Source: ASEAN Cosmetic Directive · EU Cosmetics Regulation · MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information · UK cosmetics regulations (OPSS)
Korea’s toxic-substance GHS classification: Danger · H412 (category 3) · H373 (category 2) · H361 (category 2) · +7 more
EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex II (prohibited substances), entry 1473
Restriction II/1473
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 3033-77-0
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 221-221-0
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID1044643
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID9024643
- IUPAC
- N,N,N-Trimethyl-1-(oxiran-2-yl)methanaminium chloride
- Molecular formula
- C6H14ClNO
- Molecular weight
- 151.63 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Liquid · COLOURLESS-TO-LIGHT-YELLOW CLEAR ODOURLESS LIQUID.
- Solubility
- Solubility in water: miscible
- Density
- 1.1 g/cm³
- Initial boiling point and range
- 110 ℃
- Flash point
- 170 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- &, lt, 0 hPa (22℃)
- Vapour density
- 1.13 g/㎤ (20℃)
- Relative density
- 1.18 (20℃)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- &, lt, (25℃, pH: 4)
- Auto-ignition temperature
- 400 ℃
- Viscosity
- 80 mPa S (20℃)
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 2 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Processing aids not otherwise specified1
- No specific technical function1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
4 skin studies and 2 eye studies are on record.
The study conclusions largely agree (100%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 6 studies
- Skin Sens. 1
Skin Sensitization · Authoritative - Sh
Skin Sensitization · Authoritative - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to - High Frequency of Sensitization
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · equivalent or similar to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) - Corrosive or Irritation Persists for > 21 days
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to - Eye Dam. 1
Eye Irritation · Authoritative
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 16
- ASEAN Cosmetic Directive
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- EU Cosmetics Regulation
- EU prohibited substances (Annex II)
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
- PubChem
- UK cosmetics regulations (OPSS)
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata