beauty
industrial

Stearalkonium bentonite

CAS 180473-10-3

Also registered as 2 other CAS numbers

865314-53-0 · 130501-87-0

Stearalkonium bentonite chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Stearalkonium bentonite in plain language

What it is: Also known as Stearyldimethylbenzylammonium bentonite · Tixogel vz-v
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a gelling agent and a thickener. Benzenemethanaminium, N,N-dimethyl-N-octadecyl-, reaction products with bentonite.
Gel forming
Viscosity controlling
Thickener
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. Stearalkonium bentonite appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Industrial

EUCosIngActiveBenzenemethanaminium, N,N-dimethyl-N-octadecyl-, reaction products with bentonite
- Benzenemethanaminium, N,N-dimethyl-N-octadecyl-, reaction products with bentoniteSource →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2298 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Construction, Home maintenance. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Viscosity modifier, gel forming, Dispersing agent.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2298 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Construction, Home maintenance. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Viscosity modifier, gel forming, Dispersing 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

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)
- Cosmetic Ingredient Review. Safety Assessment of Alkonium Clays as Used in Cosmetics. 2016
  2016 · openFDA Substance reference · No link recorded

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Stearalkonium bentonite 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 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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PubChem Live Enrichment
chemistry · updated 2026-05-17
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Reference links (1)

Openfda substance

rockwoodadditives.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 Stearalkonium bentonite in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

2,298

Named organisations

Personal careConstructionHome maintenance

Typical roles

Gel formingViscosity controllingThickener

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Catalog

Found in these products

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

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