Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 0I3I9S2219 · registered name BEHENALKONIUM CHLORIDE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Reduces staticANTISTATICSurfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSINGSoftens hairHAIR CONDITIONING
Safety & regulatory references
Reviewed by CIR: Tentative Report: Safety Assessment of Alkonium Chlorides and Bromides as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ベヘナルコニウムクロリド: 本品は、次の化学式で表される４級アンモニウム塩である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
BEHENALKONIUM CHLORIDEINCI베헨알코늄클로라이드Korean label name (MFDS standard)Benzenemethanaminium, N-docosyl-N,N-dimethyl-, chlorideSynonymベヘナルコニウムクロリドJapanese labelling name
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 16841-14-8
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 240-865-3
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID40937487
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID901366050
- IUPAC
- N-Benzyl-N,N-dimethyldocosan-1-aminium chloride
- Molecular formula
- C31H58ClN
- Molecular weight
- 480.26 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 3 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.
- Anti-static agent1
- Softener and conditioner1
- Surfactant (surface active agent)1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 13
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata