Definition
Benzalkonium Saccharinate is a mixture of alkylbenzyldimethylammonium saccharinates that conforms generally to the formula:
US FDA substance register · UNII Q3NHK36BKL · registered name MYRISTALKONIUM SACCHARINATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
- Restricted
- China · South Korea · Taiwan
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Argentina · Brazil
- Field of application and/or use : (a) care products rinse the hair with (b) Other products
- Maximum concentration permitted at final product : a) 3% (calculated as benzalkonium chloride) b) 0.1% (calculated as benzalkonium chloride)
- Other limitations and requirements : a.- In the finished product, the concentrations of chloride, bromide and saccharinate aliphatic chain with carbon atom number of 14 or less, should not exceed 0.1% (calculated as benzalkonium chloride).
- Use conditions and warnings that must appear on the label : to. and b. - Avoid contact with eyes
- Maximum concentration permitted at final product : 0.1% calculated as benzalkonium chloride
- Use conditions and warnings that must appear on the label : Avoid contact with eyes
ASEAN
- Field of application and/or use : (a) Rinse-off hair (head) care products (b) Other products
- Maximum authorised concentration in the finished cosmetic product : (a) 3% (as benzalkonium chloride) (b) 0.1% (as benzalkonium chloride)
- Other limitations and requirements : (a) In the final products the concentrations of benzalkonium chloride, bromide and saccharinate with an alkyl chain of C14, or less must not exceed 0.1% (as benzalkonium chloride) As a preservative, see Annex VI, Part 1, No.54
- Conditions of use and warning which must be printed on the labels : (a) Avoid contact with the eyes (b) Avoid contact with the eyes
European Union
- Product Type, body parts : Rinse-off hair (head) products
- Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation : 3% (as benzalkonium chloride)
- Other : In the final products the concentrations of benzalkonium chloride, bromide and saccharinate with an alkyl chain of C14, or less must not exceed 0.1% (as benzalkonium chloride) For purposes other than inhibiting the development of micro-organismes in the product. This purpose has to be apparent from the presentation of the product
- Wording of conditions of use and warnings : Avoid contact with the eyes
- Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation : 0.1% (as benzalkonium chloride)
- Wording of conditions of use and warnings : Avoid contact with eyes
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Restriction V/54 III/65 · Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 39387-42-3
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 68989-01-5
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 273-545-7
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID1048041
Measured properties
- Vapour density
- 17.769071453227475
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: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 60 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.
- Biocide56
- Anti-static agent1
- Preservative1
- Deodorizer1
- Surfactant (surface active agent)1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
2 skin studies and 1 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 3 studies
- Category 6.5B (Category 1)
Skin Sensitization · Read Across - Category 8.2C (Category 1C)
Skin Irritation · Read Across - Category 8.3A (Category 1)
Eye Irritation · Read Across
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 15
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information 2 3
- Tlooto literature search
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata