beauty
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Hydroxypropyl guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride

CAS 71617-67-9

Also registered as 3 other CAS numbers

140206-71-9 · 423762-48-5 · 71329-50-5

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Hydroxypropyl guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride in plain language

What it is: Also known as Hydroxypropyl guar hydroxypropyltri monium chloride · Jaguar C 16
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a hair conditioner and an antistatic agent.
Hair conditioning
Antistatic
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. Hydroxypropyl guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Cleaning

EUCosIngActiveGuar gum, 2-hydroxypropyl 2-hydroxy-3-(trimethylammonio)propyl ether, chloride
- Guar gum, 2-hydroxypropyl 2-hydroxy-3-(trimethylammonio)propyl ether, chlorideSource →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 323 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Anti-static agent, Softener and conditioner.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 323 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Anti-static agent, Softener and conditioner.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as polymer.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as polymer.Source →

Expert safety opinions

Independent scientific assessments cited by the records we hold, with the year and link where the record gives one.

SCCS
EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety
No SCCS opinion on file.
CIR
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)
- On the Safety Assessment of Galactomannans As Used in Cosmetics
  Year not recorded · openFDA Substance reference · No link recorded

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Hydroxypropyl guar hydroxypropyltrimonium 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 march 18, 2013
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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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Reference links (2)

Openfda substance

ulprospector.com

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Openfda substance

ulprospector.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 Hydroxypropyl guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

323

Named organisations

Personal care

Typical roles

Hair conditioningAntistaticConditioner

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Catalog

Found in these products

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

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