Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 7ZNQ7FIO9K · registered name MECETRONIUM BROMIDE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIALMixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYINGSurfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSINGReduces staticANTISTATIC
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
CETETHYLDIMONIUM BROMIDEINCI세테칠다이모늄브로마이드Korean label name (MFDS standard)1-Hexadecanaminium, N-ethyl-N,N-dimethyl-, bromideSynonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 124-03-8
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 204-672-8
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID2041759
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID0021759
- IUPAC
- N-Ethyl-N,N-dimethylhexadecan-1-aminium bromide
- Molecular formula
- C20H44BrN
- Molecular weight
- 378.483 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- White solid, [Merck Index] White hygroscopic solid, [Acros Organics MSDS]
- Solubility
- 34.5 [ug/mL] (The mean of the results at pH 7.4)
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
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.
- Surfactant (surface active agent)1
- Anti-static agent1
- Emulsifier1
- Biocide1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
1 skin studies and 1 eye studies are on record.
Classed as moderate1
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 2 studies
- Category 6.3A (Category 2)
Skin Irritation · Read Across - Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
Eye Irritation · Read Across
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 12
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- 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