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Behentrimonium methosulfate

CAS 81646-13-1

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

241148-21-0

Behentrimonium methosulfate chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Behentrimonium methosulfate in plain language

What it is

Also known as Behentrimonium methosulphate · Behenyl trimethyl ammonium methosulfate · Behenyl trimethyl ammonium methosulphate · N,N,N-Trimethyldocosan-1-aminium methyl sulfate · docosyl(trimethyl)azanium;methyl sulfate · 1-Docosanaminium, N,N,N-trimethyl-, methosulfate

Show all 20 names

1-Docosanaminium, N,N,N-trimethyl-, methyl sulfate · 1-Docosanaminium, N,N,N-trimethyl-, methyl sulfate (1:1) · Behenyltrimethylammonium methosulfate · Docosyltrimethylammonium methyl sulfate · Docosyltrimethylammonium methyl sulphate · Docosyltrimethylammoniummethylsulfat · Ec 279-791-1 · Incroquat BTQ 25C · Maquat BTMS · N,N,N-Trimethyl-1-docosanaminium methosulfate · UNII-5SHP745C61 · behentrimoniu m methosulfate · behenyltrimethylammonium methyl sulfate · docosyl-trimethyl-azanium; sulfonatooxymethane

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a hair conditioner, a cleansing agent and an antistatic agent.

  • Hair conditioning
  • Cleansing
  • Antistatic
  • Surfactant
  • 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. Behentrimonium methosulfate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
    • Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 915 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Anti-static agent, Softener and conditioner.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 915 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Anti-static agent, Softener and conditioner.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Behentrimonium methosulfate. 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 Behentrimonium methosulfate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

6 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated september 30, 2011

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

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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 Behentrimonium methosulfate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

915

Named organisations

6

Personal care

Typical roles

Hair conditioningCleansingAntistaticSurfactantConditioner
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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Behentrimonium methosulfate; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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