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Dicocodimonium chloride

CAS 8014-21-9

Also registered as 6 other CAS numbers

37227-99-9 · 37336-43-9 · 37340-16-2 · 56573-47-8 · 60649-22-1 · 61789-77-3

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Dicocodimonium chloride in plain language

What it is

Also known as Dicoco dimethyl ammonium chloride · Dicoconutdimethylammonium chloride · Dicocoyl dimethyl ammonium chloride · QUATERNIUM-34 · Arquad pc 2C-75 · C8-18 dialkyldimethylammonium chloride

Show all 14 names

Dialkyl(C8-18)dimethylammonium chloride from coconut oil · Dicocoalkyldimethylquaternary ammonium chloride compound · Dicocodimethylammonium Chloride · Dimethyldialkyl(C8-18)ammonium chloride · Dimethyldicocoammonium chloride · Noramium M 2C · Quaternium 34 · dicoco dimethyl quaternary ammonium chloride

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an emulsifier, a hair conditioner and a cleansing agent. Quaternary ammonium compounds, dicoco alkyldimethyl, chlorides.

  • Emulsifying
  • Hair conditioning
  • Cleansing
  • Antistatic
  • Emulsifier
  • Surfactant
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. Dicocodimonium chloride appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Cleaning
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActiveQuaternary ammonium compounds, dicoco alkyldimethyl, chlorides
    • Quaternary ammonium compounds, dicoco alkyldimethyl, chloridesSource →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 22 composition records across product categories including Home maintenance, Industrial products, Vehicle. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Anti-static agent, Emulsifier.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 22 composition records across product categories including Home maintenance, Industrial products, Vehicle. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Anti-static agent, Emulsifier.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.Source →

Expert safety opinions

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

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated January 7, 2008

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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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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 Dicocodimonium chloride in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

22

Named organisations

5

Home maintenanceIndustrial productsVehicle

Typical roles

EmulsifyingHair conditioningCleansingAntistaticEmulsifierSurfactant
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Catalog

Found in these products

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