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Polyquaternium-43

CAS 336879-27-7

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Polyquaternium-43 in plain language

What it is

Also known as polyquaternium 43

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an antistatic agent and a film former.

  • Antistatic
  • Film forming
  • Film former
  • Conditioner
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Polyquaternium-43 appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observed2 entries
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products.Source →
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 17 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Film former, Anti-static agent.Source →
  • EUCosIngActivePolyquaternium-43 is the polymeric quaternary ammonium salt formed from acrylamide, acrylamidopropyltrimonium chloride, 2-amidopropylacrylamide sulfonate, and DMAPA monomers Restriction: III/66
    • Polyquaternium-43 is the polymeric quaternary ammonium salt formed from acrylamide, acrylamidopropyltrimonium chloride, 2-amidopropylacrylamide sulfonate, and DMAPA monomers Restriction: III/66Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Polyquaternium-43. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

  • SCCS

    EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

    No SCCS opinion on file.

  • CIR

    Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)

    No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Polyquaternium-43 yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

3 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

    Open →
  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 2019-03-06

    Open →
  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

    Open →

Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Polyquaternium-43 in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

1

Typical roles

AntistaticFilm formingFilm formerConditioner
See products using Polyquaternium-43 →

Catalog

Found in these products

Cosmetic and personal-care products that list Polyquaternium-43 are shown first. Their ingredient lists include Polyquaternium-43; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.