Food use
Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.
The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.
- beauty
- cleaning
- industrial
Benzyl-C8-18-alkyldimethylammonium chlorides
CAS 50957-62-5
Biocide · Preservative · Surfactant (surface active agent)
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
Why it's flagged
EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 26 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Cleaning and safety, Cleaning products and household care.
Regulation
No restrictions found. Benzyl-C8-18-alkyldimethylammonium chlorides appears in these published regulatory listings.
- commercial_presence
- consumer_product_presence
- cpdat_category:beauty|cleaning|industrial
- occupational_presence
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 26 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Cleaning and safety, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Biocide, Preservative.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 26 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Cleaning and safety, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Biocide, Preservative.Source →
Evidence
No graded sources yet for Benzyl-C8-18-alkyldimethylammonium chlorides. We publish evidence only once a source is linked and reviewed — this ingredient is in the catalog, but has not been assessed.
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Good fit
Fragrance avoidance
No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.
This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.
Where it appears
Prevalence of Benzyl-C8-18-alkyldimethylammonium chlorides in our catalog (epa_cpdat).
Products
26
Brands
6
Personal careCleaning and safetyCleaning products and household carePesticidesRaw materials
Typical roles
BiocidePreservativeSurfactant (surface active agent)
Found in these products
- Alcohol de RomeroDeliplusHigh
- Curl perfect, leave in maskDeliplus · Non Food ProductsHigh
- Aveeno Baby Eczema TherapyAveeno · Skin CareCritical
- equate hand soapHigh
- Eczema Therapy Daily Moisturizing CreamAveenoHigh
- Clear & Defend 1% Salicylic Acid 2-in-1 Wash-MashNeutrogena · Face WashCritical
- DettolDairiesCritical
- ayrMinor
- rohto eye dropsModerate
- WaterWipesWaterWipes · Baby WipesLow
- WaterWipesWaterWipes · Baby WipesLow
- germiseptMinor
- jamaican manho and lime cool scalpHigh
- Sodium Chloride NasoclearUnilab
- Brooks silver teck
- MoisturiserNon Food ProductsHigh
- Secaris Nasil GelHigh
- Alcohol-Free TonerNeutrogena · Alcohol Free TonerHigh
- Visibly clear oil free moisturizerNeutragenaCritical
- Aveeno Dermexa Daily Emollient CreamAveenoCritical
- Anti-boutons Masque Nettoyant 2-en-1Neutrogena · FaceCritical
- wet onesHigh
- Baby wipesLove & Care Gugu · AccessoriesHigh
- Gento's Mystical Oud Hand wash - 500 mlGento · Hand Wash Liquid SoapsHigh
