Beauty ingredient · Conditioning agent
Behentrimonium chloride
A quaternary ammonium conditioner.
- Quaternary ammonium compound
- Expert review pending
Concern level
A minor or very limited concern, such as being an ultra-processing marker only. The concern level sets how many points behentrimonium chloride costs on a product’s receipt.
What the evidence says
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Antimicrobial resistance (emerging)Emerging evidence
A 2023 review describes quaternary ammonium compounds as a class of emerging concern. [1]
Evidence tiers say how sure the evidence is, separately from how much it matters. About evidence tiers.
Rules around the world
| Where | Status | Details | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | Restricted | Alkyl (C12-22) trimethyl ammonium chlorides allowed with limits. | — | [2] |
“Banned” means explicitly prohibited or withdrawn after review; “not permitted” means never authorized there. We use each regulator’s own words.
Popular products that list behentrimonium chloride
9 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list behentrimonium chloride.
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Daily Moisturizing Lotion CeraVe · 237 mL Score 92 out of 100 Excellent -
Moisturing Lotion CeraVe Score 92 out of 100 Excellent -
Www.cerave.com 3'606000"537729 CeraVe · 12 oz 340 g Score 96 out of 100 Excellent -
Body Lotion Aveeno Score 97 out of 100 Excellent -
Hydrating Facial Cleanser CeraVe Score 91 out of 100 Excellent -
PM Facial Moisturizing Lotion CeraVe Score 92 out of 100 Excellent -
Hydrating Facial Cleanser CeraVe Score 96 out of 100 Excellent -
Daily Moisturizing Body Lotion Aveeno · 2 Score 97 out of 100 Excellent -
Aveeno Baby Aveeno · 8 oz Score 97 out of 100 Excellent
Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (13)
- quaternium 18
- quaternium 80
- stearalkonium chloride
- behentrimonium chloride
- dicocodimonium chloride
- dicetyldimonium chloride
- distearyldimonium chloride
- behentrimonium methosulfate
- behenamidopropyl dimethylamine
- stearamidopropyl dimethylamine
- brassicamidopropyl dimethylamine
- cinnamidopropyltrimonium chloride
- palmitamidopropyltrimonium chloride
Sources
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Quaternary Ammonium Compounds: A Chemical Class of Emerging Concern
“Suspected or known adverse health outcomes include dermal and respiratory effects, developmental and reproductive toxicity, disruption of metabolic function such as lipid homeostasis, and impairment of mitochondrial function.”
doi.org
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Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic products
“cosmetic products shall not contain any of the following: (a) prohibited substances — prohibited substances listed in Annex II”
eur-lex.europa.eu