Cetrimonium Chloride

Our database includes 826 products that contain Cetrimonium Chloride.

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What it is

Preservative

Explained

This ingredient is a preservative, antimicrobial, and emulsifier. It is often used in cosmetics for its ability to cleanse, condition, and reduce static.

Cetrimonium chloride is a quaternary ammonium salt, meaning it has a water-soluble structure.

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Also known as: Cetyltrimethylammonium Chloride

Cetrimonium Chloride is a rare cosmetic ingredient, with about 2.1% of the products in our database containing it.

Where it's used

Cetrimonium Chloride is most often found as ingredient number 13 within an ingredient list.

These are the categories of products that use Cetrimonium Chloride the most:

CosIng Data

  • CosIng ID: 32590
  • INCI Name: CETRIMONIUM CHLORIDE
  • EC #:  203-928-6
  • All Functions: Antimicrobial, Antistatic, Emulsifying, Preservative, Surfactant
What is CosIng?

CosIng is the European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients.

SkinSort uses CosIng to source some of it's data on ingredient names and functions.