How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 5 list it before the 1% line and 12 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
12 of 17 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 17
PUREDERMDeodorant Tissue
AveenoDermexa Ato Body Cream
OuidadOuidad VitalCurl™+ Leave-In Styling Serum
MuradMurad Renewing Cleansing Cream
MuradMurad Renewing Cleansing Cream Travel Size
Paul MitchellPaul Mitchell Fragrance Free Wipes
L'OCEANLip & Eye Remover
TENZEROTENZERO Mild Feminine Wipes
TPH by TarajiTPH by Taraji Master Cleanse
OribeOribe Curl Gloss Hydration & Hold
OuidadOuidad Curl Quencher® Moisturizing Styling Gel
OuidadOuidad Advanced Climate Control® Heat & Humidity Gel
Definition
Benzalkonium Chloride is a mixture of alkylbenzyldimethylammonium chlorides that conforms generally to the formula:
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
- Restricted
- Argentina · ASEAN · Brazil · Canada · China · European Union · Japan · South Korea · Taiwan
- Allowed preservative
- European Union · Japan · Taiwan · United Kingdom
Source: Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist · MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information · EU Cosmetics Regulation · Japan Standards for Cosmetics · Taiwan FDA cosmetic ingredients · UK cosmetics regulations (OPSS)
Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist · restricted with conditions · a) As a preservative (i.e. benzalkonium chloride with chain lengths ≤ 14 C).
Restriction V/54 III/65
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: Tentative Report: Safety Assessment of Alkonium Chlorides and Bromides as Used in Cosmetics
Reviewed by CIR: Annual Review of Cosmetic Ingredient Safety Assessments: 2005/2006
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Benzalkonium Chloride
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ベンザルコニウムクロリド: 本品は、次の化学式で表される、塩化アルキルベンジルジメチルアンモニウムの混合物である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 63449-41-2
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 63449-41-2 / 68391-01-5 / 68424-85-1 / 85409-22-9
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 68391-01-5
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 68424-85-1
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 85409-22-9
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 264-151-6
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 269-919-4
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 270-325-2
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 287-089-1
Related literature
- An Unpleasant Result of Imprecision: Esophageal Corrosive Injury Due to the Oral Intake of 10% Benzalkonium Chloride. · 2016
- OBSERVATION ON PROPERTIES OF A COMPOUND BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE DISINFECTANT · 2010
- OBSERVATION ON GERMICIDAL EFFICACY OF A BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE DISINFECTANT SOLUTION · 2010
- Benzalkonium chloride: A rare cause of chemical perineal burn in newborn · 2014
- In vitro cytotocity of Benzalkonium Chloride · 2008
Linked databases 19
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- EU Cosmetics Regulation
- Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist
- Japan Standards for Cosmetics
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information 2 3 4
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- Taiwan FDA cosmetic ingredients
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- UK cosmetics regulations (OPSS)
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2 3 4
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database 2 3 4
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- Wikidata 2 3