Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 4XKK0M5H9M · registered name METHYLBENZETHONIUM CHLORIDE ANHYDROUS · mixture
Cosmetic roles
Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSINGReduces body odourDEODORANTReduces staticANTISTATICInhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL
Safety & regulatory references
Reviewed by CIR: Annual Review of Cosmetic Ingredient Safety Assessments - 2004/2005
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Benzethonium Chloride and Methylbenzethonium Chloride
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name メチルベンゼトニウムクロリド: 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
METHYLBENZETHONIUM CHLORIDEINCI메틸벤제토늄클로라이드Korean label name (MFDS standard)Benzenemethanaminium, N,N-dimethyl-N-[2-[2-[methyl-4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenoxy]ethoxy]ethyl]-, chlorideSynonymメチルベンゼトニウムクロリドJapanese labelling name
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 25155-18-4
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 246-675-7
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID4035708
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID801777888
- Molecular formula
- C28H44ClNO2
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
- Anti-static agent1
- Deodorizer1
- Surfactant (surface active agent)1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: Case Series on Pregnancy Outcome · 2020
- Identification of Specific Pluripotent Stem Cell Death—Inducing Small Molecules by Chemical Screening · 2011
- Randomized, controlled, double-blind trial of topical treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis with paromomycin plus methylbenzethonium chloride ointment in Guatemala. · 2001
- Topical paromomycin/methylbenzethonium chloride plus parenteral meglumine antimonate as treatment of American cutaneous leishmaniasis: controlled study. · 1999
- [Successful topical treatment of chronic cutaneous leishmaniasis with paromomycin sulfate (15%) and methylbenzethonium chloride (12%)]. · 1994
Linked databases 13
- 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
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2 3
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata