Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 640X9A7H9N · registered name HYDROXYCETYL HYDROXYETHYL DIMONIUM CHLORIDE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Reduces staticANTISTATICSoftens hairHAIR CONDITIONING
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ヒドロキシセチルヒドロキシエチルジモニウムクロリド: 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
HYDROXYCETYL HYDROXYETHYL DIMONIUM CHLORIDEINCI하이드록시세틸하이드록시에틸다이모늄클로라이드Korean label name (MFDS standard)1-Hexadecanaminium, 2-hydroxy-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-N,N-dimethyl-, chlorideSynonymヒドロキシセチルヒドロキシエチルジモニウムクロリドJapanese labelling name
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 84643-53-8
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 283-450-2
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID101004933
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID501431823
- IUPAC
- 2-Hydroxy-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-N,N-dimethylhexadecan-1-aminium chloride
- Molecular formula
- C20H44ClNO2
- Molecular weight
- 366.03 g/mol
Measured properties
- Vapour density
- 12.634642733862616
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 2 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.
- Softener and conditioner1
- Anti-static agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 14
- 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
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- 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