Food use
Nothing to weigh for this context yet.
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.
- industrial
Octadecyltrimethylammonium bromide
CAS 1120-02-1
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
Octadecyltrimethylammonium bromide in plain language
Also known as 1-Octadecanaminium, N,N,N-trimethyl-, bromide (1:1) · Steartrimonium bromide · 1-OCTADECANAMINIUM, n,n,n-trimethyl-, bromi · N,N,N-TRIMETHYLOCTADECAN-1-AMMONIUM bromide · N,N,N-Trimethyloctadecan-1-aminium bromide · trimethyl(octadecyl)azanium bromide
Show all 19 names
1-Octadecanaminium, N,N,N-trimethyl-, bromide · Ammonium, trimethyloctadecyl-, bromide · Catinal stb · N,N,N-Trimethyl-1-octadecanaminium bromide · ODTEA Br cpd · Otab · OctMAB · Octadecy trimethyl ammonium bromide · Stearyltrimethylammonium bromide · Stearyltrimethylammonium bromide (STAB) · Trimethyl-1-octylammonium bromide · n-Octadecyltrimethylammonium bromide · trimethyloctadecylammonium bromide
Used in consumer products as a preservative, a conditioner and an antistatic agent.
- Preservative
- Conditioner
- Antistatic
- We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.
Regulation
No restrictions found. Octadecyltrimethylammonium bromide appears in these published regulatory listings.
- Found in consumer products
- Industrial
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Preservative, Anti-static agent, Softener and conditioner.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Preservative, 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 →
Evidence & sources
No graded research studies for Octadecyltrimethylammonium bromide yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.
Where this comes from
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
No signal in this context
Fragrance avoidance
Nothing to weigh for this context yet.
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 Octadecyltrimethylammonium bromide in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.
Named organisations
1
Typical roles
PreservativeConditionerAntistatic
Found in these products
Their ingredient lists include Octadecyltrimethylammonium bromide; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.
