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Data: Limited
CAS122-19-0
conditioner (171 products)
hair color and bleaching (26 products)
styling gel/ lotion (13 products)
detangler (7 products)
moisturizer (6 products)
Show all 205 products that contain STEARALKONIUM CHLORIDE.
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STEARALKONIUM CHLORIDE


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Health concerns of ingredient
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Cancer no information
Developmental & reproductive toxicity no information
Allergies & immunotoxicity no information
Use restrictions no information
Contamination concerns: none
Other LOW concerns: Ecotoxicology, Data gaps

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Function/use(s): Antistatic Agent; PRESERVATIVE; SURFACTANT

About STEARALKONIUM CHLORIDE: Stearalkonium Chloride is a quaternary ammonium salt.

Synonym(s): BENZENEMETHANAMINIUM, N,N-DIMETHYL-N-OCTADECYL-, CHLORIDE; BENZYL DIMETHYL STEARYL AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; N,N-DIMETHYL-N-OCTADECYLBENZENEMETHANAMINIUM CHLORIDE; STEARYL DIMETHYL BENZYL AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; CHLORIDE BENZENEMETHANAMINIUM, N,N-DIMETHYL-N-OCTADECYL-; N,N-DIMETHYL-N-OCTADECYL- CHLORIDE BENZENEMETHANAMINIUM; BENZENEMETHANAMINIUM, N,NDIMETHYLNOCTADECYL, CHLORIDE; BENZYLDIMETHYL (OCTADECYL) AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; 2B (ONIUM COMPOUND) ; AMMONYX 4; AMMONYX 4002

Ecotoxicology

type of concern product conditions reference
Suspected to be an environmental toxin    Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Data gaps

type of concern product conditions reference
Risk assessment method deficiencies and data gaps - Maximum reported "as used" concentration is basis of safety assessment by industry safety panel (Cosmetic Ingredient Review, CIR) - implicit safe concentration limit in product   Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments
3 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical see search results ->   PubMed

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

type of concern product conditions reference
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful    Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Persistence and bioaccumulation

type of concern product conditions reference
Not suspected to be bioaccumulative    Environment Canada Domestic Substance List
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Government, industry, academic studies and classifications

government/industry list/academic study appears on list as classification(s)
Cosmetic Ingredient Review AssessmentsSTEARALKONIUM CHLORIDEQQQ01,QQQ11
Environment Canada Domestic Substance ListBENZENEMETHANAMINIUM, N,N-DIMETHYL-N-OCTADECYL-, CHLORIDE,,,,,Y-AquaticTox,,,,

Other RTECS® classifications [shown for informational purposes only]

government/industry list/academic study appears on list as classification(s)
RTECS®- "Cutaneous Toxicity, Proceedings of the 3rd Conference, 1976," Drill, V 1977STEARALKONIUM CHLORIDE• skin - Primary skin irritant ( human )
RTECS®- Gigiena i Sanitariya 1984STEARALKONIUM CHLORIDE• gastrointestinal - Hypermotility, diarrhea (guinea pig LD50)
• liver - Liver function tests impaired (rat TDLo)
• kidney or renal system - Other changes in urine composition (rat TDLo)
• sense organ - Ptosis (guinea pig LD50)
• brain, nervous system, or behavioral effect - Recordings from specific areas of CNS (rat TDLo)
• brain, nervous system, or behavioral effect - Somnolence (general depressed activity) (guinea pig LD50)
RTECS®- Journal of the American College of Toxicology 1982STEARALKONIUM CHLORIDE• broad systemic - Broad systemic toxicity (mouse LD50)
RTECS®- Oyo Yakuri 1972STEARALKONIUM CHLORIDE• skin - Primary skin irritant (rabbit )
RTECS®- Oyo Yakuri 1972STEARALKONIUM CHLORIDE• skin - Primary skin irritant (rabbit )
RTECS®- Proceedings of the Scientific Section of the Toilet Goods Association 1953STEARALKONIUM CHLORIDE• sense organ - Primary eye irritant (rabbit )

references

government/industry list/academic study reference
Cosmetic Ingredient Review AssessmentsCIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review). 2006. CIR Compendium, containing abstracts, discussions, and conclusions of CIR cosmetic ingredient safety assessments. Washington DC.
Environment Canada Domestic Substance ListEC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
RTECS®- "Cutaneous Toxicity, Proceedings of the 3rd Conference, 1976," Drill, V 1977 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- "Cutaneous Toxicity, Proceedings of the 3rd Conference, 1976," Drill, V.A., and P. Lazar, eds., New York, Academic Press, Inc. 1977 -,127,1977
RTECS®- Gigiena i Sanitariya 1984 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1936- 49(8),90,1984
RTECS®- Journal of the American College of Toxicology 1982 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- Journal of the American College of Toxicology. (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 1651 Third Ave., New York, NY 10128) V.1-12, 1982-1993. Discontinued. 1(2),57,1982
RTECS®- Oyo Yakuri 1972 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- Oyo Yakuri. Pharmacometrics. (Oyo Yakuri Kenkyukai, CPO Box 180, Sendai 980-91, Japan) V.1- 1967- 6,329,1972
RTECS®- Oyo Yakuri 1972 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- Oyo Yakuri. Pharmacometrics. (Oyo Yakuri Kenkyukai, CPO Box 180, Sendai 980-91, Japan) V.1- -1967 6,329,1972
RTECS®- Proceedings of the Scientific Section of the Toilet Goods Association 1953 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- Proceedings of the Scientific Section of the Toilet Goods Association. (Washington, DC) No.1-48, 1944-67. Discontinued. 20,16,1953

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