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HYDROXYETHYL CETYLDIMONIUM PHOSPHATE

Molecular structure

Definition

US FDA substance register · UNII 9G05UO431K · registered name HYDROXYETHYL CETYLDIMONIUM PHOSPHATE · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Softens hairHAIR CONDITIONINGSurfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSINGReduces staticANTISTATIC

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

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name ヒドロキシエチルセチルジモニウムリン酸: 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

HYDROXYETHYL CETYLDIMONIUM PHOSPHATEINCI하이드록시에틸세틸다이모늄포스페이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)1-Hexadecanaminium, N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-N,N-dimethyl-, phosphate (1:1) (salt)Synonymヒドロキシエチルセチルジモニウムリン酸Japanese labelling name
CAS No.chemical registry number
85563-48-0
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
287-619-1
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
DTXSID5074682
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
DTXCID9048487
IUPAC
N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-N,N-dimethylhexadecan-1-aminium dihydrogen phosphate
Molecular formula
C20H46NO5P
Molecular weight
411.564 g/mol

What products actually use it for

What the 8 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.

  • Anti-static agent3
  • Softener and conditioner3
  • Surfactant (surface active agent)2

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

2 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.

Classed as highly irritating1Classed as low1

The studies disagree (the most common conclusion covers 50%), so they do not establish that this ingredient is irritating. These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.

See all 2 studies
  • Severe Irritation
    skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to
  • Not likely to be sensitizing
    skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · equivalent or similar to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation)

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

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