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LAURALKONIUM CHLORIDE

Benzododecinium chloride is the organic chloride salt of benzododecinium.

Molecular structure

Definition

Benzododecinium chloride is the organic chloride salt of benzododecinium. It has antiseptic and disinfectant properties, and used as a preservative in eye drop formulations. It has a role as a surfactant, an antiseptic drug, a disinfectant and an antifouling biocide. It is a quaternary ammonium salt and an organic chloride salt. It contains a benzododecinium.

Source: PubChem

US FDA substance register · UNII Y5A751G47H · registered name BENZODODECINIUM CHLORIDE · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Reduces staticANTISTATICStops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE

Safety & regulatory references

Restricted
China · South Korea

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

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

Korea’s toxic-substance GHS classification: Danger · H330 (category 2) · H301 (category 3) · H400 (category 1)

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

Restriction V/54

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

Reviewed by CIR: Tentative Report: Safety Assessment of Alkonium Chlorides and Bromides as Used in Cosmetics

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature

Names & identifiers

LAURALKONIUM CHLORIDEINCI라우랄코늄클로라이드Korean label name (MFDS standard)Benzenemethanaminium, N-dodecyl-N,N-dimethyl-, chlorideSynonym
CAS No.chemical registry number
139-07-1
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
205-351-5
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
DTXSID2040787
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
DTXCID7014317
IUPAC
N-Benzyl-N,N-dimethyldodecan-1-aminium chloride
Molecular formula
C21H38ClN
Molecular weight
339.99 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance
solid
Melting/freezing point
40~50 ℃
Vapour pressure
0.0075 ㎜Hg (@ 100 °C)
Water solubility
22.5 ㎎/ℓ
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
2.93
Molecular weight
181.32

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 6 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
  • Anti-static agent1
  • Preservative1
  • Surfactant (surface active agent)1
  • Processing aids not otherwise specified1
  • Corrosion inhibitor1

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

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