beauty
cleaning
industrial

Disteardimonium hectorite

CAS 97280-96-1

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Disteardimonium hectorite in plain language

What it is: Also known as Dimethyl dioctadecyl ammonium hectorite · Reaction product of distearyldimonium chloride and hectorite · Bentone 38 v cg · Bentone 38V · Dimethyloctadecylammonium hectorite · Q27293594
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a light stabiliser and a thickener.
Light stabilizer
Viscosity controlling
Thickener
Stabiliser
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. Disteardimonium hectorite appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Cleaning
Industrial

EUCosIngActive1-Octadecanaminium, N,N-dimethyl-N-octadecyl-, chloride, reaction products with hectorite
- 1-Octadecanaminium, N,N-dimethyl-N-octadecyl-, chloride, reaction products with hectoriteSource →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 4101 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Construction, Batteries. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Dispersing agent, Viscosity modifier, Stabilizing agent.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 4101 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Construction, Batteries. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Dispersing agent, Viscosity modifier, Stabilizing agent.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 Disteardimonium hectorite. 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 Disteardimonium hectorite 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 2017
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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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Reference links (1)

Openfda substance

elementis-specialties.com

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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 Disteardimonium hectorite in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

4,101

Named organisations

Personal careConstructionBatteriesCleaning products and household care

Typical roles

Light stabilizerViscosity controllingThickenerStabiliser

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Catalog

Found in these products

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

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Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Disteardimonium hectorite in the catalog.