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STEARALKONIUM CHLORIDE

Molecular structure

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 46 list it before the 1% line and 15 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 61 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 61

Definition

US FDA substance register · UNII 0OUO26BB88 · registered name STEARALKONIUM CHLORIDE · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVESurfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSINGReduces staticANTISTATIC

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

ASEAN

  • Field of application and/or use : (a) Rinse-off hair (head) care products (b) Other products
  • Maximum authorised concentration in the finished cosmetic product : (a) 3% (as benzalkonium chloride) (b) 0.1% (as benzalkonium chloride)
  • Other limitations and requirements : (a) 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) As a preservative, see Annex VI, Part 1, No.54
  • Conditions of use and warning which must be printed on the labels : (a) Avoid contact with the eyes (b) Avoid contact with the 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: Warning · H410 (category 1) · H400 (category 1) · H302 (category 4) · +1 more

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

Restriction III/65 V/54 · 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

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

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

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Stearalkonium Chloride

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

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

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name ステアラルコニウムクロリド: 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

STEARALKONIUM CHLORIDEINCI스테아랄코늄클로라이드Korean label name (MFDS standard)Benzenemethanaminium, N,N-dimethyl-N-octadecyl-, chlorideSynonymステアラルコニウムクロリドJapanese labelling name
CAS No.chemical registry number
122-19-0
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
204-527-9
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
DTXSID2025139
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
DTXCID205139
IUPAC
N-Benzyl-N,N-dimethyloctadecan-1-aminium chloride
Molecular formula
C27H50ClN
Molecular weight
424.15 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance
solid
Colour
white
Melting/freezing point
63.4 ℃(at 101325 Pa)
Initial boiling point and range
156 ℃(ca. 1atm)
Flash point
94 ℃
Vapour pressure
6.6 ㎩(20℃)
Water solubility
20.8 ㎎/ℓ(20℃)
Relative density
1.016 (ca. at 20℃)
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
3.23
Decomposition temperature
120 ℃
Molecular weight
424.152

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 12 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.

  • Surfactant (surface active agent)4
  • Anti-static agent4
  • Preservative2
  • Softener and conditioner2

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

1 skin studies and 1 eye studies are on record.

Classed as highly irritating1

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 8.2C (Category 1C)
    Skin Irritation · Read Across
  • Category 8.3A (Category 1)
    Eye Irritation · Read Across

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Related literature

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