Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII OC19CZY82T · registered name BENZYLDIMETHYLOCTYLAMMONIUM CHLORIDE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Softens hairHAIR CONDITIONING
Safety & regulatory references
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
CAPRYLYLALKONIUM CHLORIDEINCI카프릴릴알코늄클로라이드Korean label name (MFDS standard)
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 959-55-7
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 213-502-1
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID6041634
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID4021634
- IUPAC
- N-Benzyl-N,N-dimethyloctan-1-aminium chloride
- Molecular formula
- C17H30ClN
- Molecular weight
- 283.88 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Liquid · solid
- Melting/freezing point
- 261.50 ℃(est.)
- Molecular weight
- 388.35
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 4 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.
- Biocide1
- Softener and conditioner1
- Surface modifier1
- Surfactant (surface active agent)1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 12
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- PubChem
- 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