How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 1 list it before the 1% line and 1 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
2 of 2 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII O7757NO1VL · registered name QUATERNIUM-18 · mixture
Quaternary ammonium compounds, bis(hydrogenated tallow alkyl)dimethyl, chlorides
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Reviewed by CIR: Annual Review of Cosmetic Ingredient Safety Assessment - 2001/2002
Reviewed by CIR: Quaternium-18 and Quaternium-18 Bentonite
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Quaternium-18, Quaternium-18 Hectorite, and Quaternium-18 Bentonite
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name クオタニウム－１８: 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
- 61789-80-8
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 263-090-2
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID5028081
What products actually use it for
What the 20 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.
- Softener and conditioner4
- Anti-static agent4
- Processing aids not otherwise specified3
- Dispersing agent2
- Lubricating agent2
- Intermediate2
- Surfactant (surface active agent)2
- Soil amendments1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
3 skin studies and 2 eye studies are on record.
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 5 studies
- Not classified
Skin Irritation · Screening - Not classified
Skin Sensitization · Screening - Category 6.3A (Category 2)
Skin Irritation · Read Across - Category 1
Eye Irritation · Screening - Category 8.3A (Category 1)
Eye Irritation · Read Across
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Safety Assessment of Ammonium Hectorites as Used in Cosmetics · 2013
- Quaternium-18 and Quaternium-18 Bentonite · 2023
- A Skin Moisturizing Cream Containing Quaternium-18-Bentonite Effectively Improves Chronic Hand Dermatitis · 2001
- A Skin Moisturizing Cream Containing Quaternium-18-Bentonite Effectively Improves Chronic Hand Dermatitis · 2001
- A Skin Moisturizing Cream Containing Quaternium-18-Bentonite Effectively Improves Chronic Hand Dermatitis. · 2000
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)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2 3 4
- US EPA CompTox dashboard
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)