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INCI ingredient

Cetrimoniumchloride

Also listed as: Cetrimonium Chloride

Cetrimoniumchloride appears on 4 ingredient lists in our database, most often in hair conditioners.

What it triggers

  • Vegan originNot sureorigin not on file
  • FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
  • ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
  • SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
  • SiliconeNonot a silicone
  • AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

What it does

Cetrimoniumchloride appears on 4 ingredient lists in our database, most often in hair conditioners.

It does not belong to any of the six groups we check, so it never changes a verdict.

We have not written the plain-language note for this ingredient yet; the facts above come straight from how it is classified.

Functions: antimicrobial, antistatic, surfactant - emulsifying, preservative

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • antimicrobial
  • antistatic
  • surfactant - emulsifying
  • preservative
  • antimicrobial: Preventing and/or slowing down microbial growth.
  • antistatic: Preventing and/or reducing static electricity by neutralising electrical charge on surfaces.
  • surfactant - emulsifying: Helping suspensions or dispersions of liquids in a second liquid by reducing the surface tension of the substances to be emulsified.
  • preservative: Exclusively or mainly intended to inhibit the development of micro-organisms in the cosmetic product. All authorised preservatives are substances in the positive list of Annex V to the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009.

CAS 112-02-7 · EC 203-928-6

EU regulation

Listed in Annex V (ref. 44) of the EU Cosmetics Regulation, maximum concentration 0.1%. V/44

Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.

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