- Korean limit
- 0.20%
Definition
Quaternium-15 is the quaternary ammonium salt that conforms to the formula:
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
- Banned
- ASEAN · European Union · United Kingdom
- Restricted or banned
- Argentina · ASEAN · Brazil · China · European Union
Source: ASEAN Cosmetic Directive · EU Cosmetics Regulation · MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information · UK cosmetics regulations (OPSS)
Taiwan
- Maximum concentration : 0.2%
- 0.2%
South Korea
- Maximum concentration : 0.20%
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Restriction II/1386 · SCCS opinion: Opinion on Quaternium-15; Opinion on the new classification of substances as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction according to the Commission Regulation 790/2009
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: 40th Anniversary Overview and Rereview Summaries From 2011 to 2015
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report of the Amended Safety Assessment of Quaternium-15 as used in cosmetics
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Quaternium-15
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name クオタニウム－１５: 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
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 4080-31-3
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 4080-31-3 / 51229-78-8
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 51229-78-8
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 223-805-0
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 426-020-3
Related literature
- The Problem of Preservation in the 1990s: II. Formaldehyde and Formaldehyde-Releasing Biocides: Incidences of Cross-Reactivity and the Significance of the Positive Response to Formaldehyde · 1991
- Twenty‐five years quaternium‐15 in the European baseline series: does it deserve its place there? · 2010
- Adsorption Mechanism and Inhibition Efficiency of Quaternium-15 (Q15) Surfactant on Carbon Steel in 1 M HCl: A Combined Theoretical and Experimental Approach · 2025
- Quaternium‐15 sensitization in the north‐east of Italy, trend from 1996 to 2016 and occupational role · 2020
- Final Report of the Amended Safety Assessment of Quaternium-15 as Used in Cosmetics · 2010
Linked databases 21
- ASEAN Cosmetic Directive
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- EU Cosmetics Regulation
- EU SCCS safety opinions
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information 2 3 4
- Taiwan FDA cosmetic ingredients
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- UK cosmetics regulations (OPSS)
- UniChem cross-reference IDs 2
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2 3 4
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database 2
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS) 2
- Wikidata
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