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Quaternium 80

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SYNONYMS

● 3-(3-((3-COCO AMIDOPROPYL)DIMETHYLAMMONIO)-2-HYDROXYPROPOXY)PROPYL SILOXANES AND SILICONES, DI-ME

● ACETATES GROUP-TERMINATED

● DI-ME 3-(3-((3-COCO AMIDOPROPYL)DIMETHYLAMMONIO)-2-HYDROXYPROPOXY)PROPYL SILOXANES AND SILICONES

● GROUP-TERMINATED, ACETATES

● QUATERNIUM-80

● SILOXANES AND SILICONES, DI-ME, 3-(3-((3-COCO AMIDOPROPYL)DIMETHYLAMMONIO)-2-HYDROXYPROPOXY)PROPYL

● SILOXANES AND SILICONES, DI-ME, 3-[3-[(3-COCO AMIDOPROPYL)DIMETHYLAMMONIO]-2-HYDROXYPROPOXY]PROPYL GROUP-TERMINATED, ACETATES (SALTS)

This ingredient is not currently on EWG's Skin Deep Restricted or Unacceptable Lists.

Quaternium-80 is a quaternary ammonium salt.

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
LOW

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Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

conditioner	87 products
hair treatment/serum	45 products
shampoo	27 products
mask	10 products
hair styling aide	10 products
detangler	5 products
hair-loss treatment	4 products
hair spray	4 products
styling mousse/foam	4 products
toners/astringents	3 products
hair color and bleaching	3 products
styling gel/lotion	2 products
	2 products
exfoliant/scrub	2 products
baby shampoo	1 products
baby soap	1 products

Data gaps

CONCERN	REFERENCE
0 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical	NLM PubMed

NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.

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