Quaternary ammonium compounds, bis(hydrogenated tallow alkyl)dimethyl, chlorides, compds.
How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 1 list it before the 1% line and 2 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
3 of 3 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII IIS3YBV1XX · registered name QUATERNIUM-18 HECTORITE · mixture
Quaternary ammonium compounds, bis(hydrogenated tallow alkyl)dimethyl, chlorides, compds. with hectorite
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: Annual Review of Cosmetic Ingredient Safety Assessment - 2001/2002
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Quaternium-18, Quaternium-18 Hectorite, and Quaternium-18 Bentonite
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Ammonium Hectorites as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name クオタニウム－１８ヘクトライト: 本品は、ヘクトライト（＊）とクオタニウム－１８（＊）との反応生成物である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 12001-31-9
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 71011-27-3
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 234-406-6
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 275-128-5
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID0029006
Measured properties
- Appearance
- solid
- pH
- 7
- Water solubility
- 0.00251 ㎎/ℓ
- Relative density
- 1.7 (at 20℃)
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 7 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.
- Viscosity modifier5
- Thickening agent1
- Dispersing agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
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
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- Tlooto literature search 2 3
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2 3 4
- US EPA CompTox dashboard
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)