- beauty
- cleaning
- food
- industrial
Dioctyldimethylammonium chloride
CAS 5538-94-3
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
Dioctyldimethylammonium chloride in plain language
Also known as Dioctyldimonium chloride · Dicaprylyldimonium chloride · N,N-Dimethyl-N-octyloctan-1-aminium chloride · dimethyl(dioctyl)azanium chloride · 1-Octanaminium, N,N-dimethyl-N-octyl-, chloride (1:1) · 1-octanaminium, n,n-dimethyl-n-octyl-, chloride
Show all 25 names
Ammonium, dimethyldioctyl-, chloride · Bardac LF · Bardac LF 18 · Bardac LF 80 · Chlorure de dimethyldioctylammonium · DIMETHYL-N-OCTYL-1-OCTANAMINIUM chloride, n,n- · Dodigen 2617 · DODMA-Cl · DODMAC cpd · Dimethyl dioctyl ammonium chloride · Pentonium do 50 · Querton 28CL · Rc 5626 · Swanol ca 3080 · didecyl dimethyl ammonium chloride · dimethyldioctylammonium chloride · dioctyl dimethyl ammonium chloride · dioctyl dimethyl ammonium chloride (hazardous) · dioctyldimethyl ammonium chloride
Used in consumer products as a surfactant, an antimicrobial and a cleaning agent.
- Surfactant
- Antimicrobial
- Cleaning agent
- We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.
Regulation
No restrictions found. Dioctyldimethylammonium chloride appears in these published regulatory listings.
- Found in consumer products
- Beauty
- Cleaning
- Pharma
- Food
- Industrial
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 149 composition records across product categories including Food and drug, Cleaning and safety, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Biocide, Active ingredient.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 149 composition records across product categories including Food and drug, Cleaning and safety, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Biocide, Active ingredient.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 Dioctyldimethylammonium chloride. 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.
JECFA
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives
No JECFA evaluation on file.
EFSA
European Food Safety Authority
No EFSA opinion on file.
Evidence & sources
No graded research studies for Dioctyldimethylammonium chloride yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.
Where this comes from
Reference links (1)
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
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.
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 Dioctyldimethylammonium chloride in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.
Source records
149
Named organisations
6
Food and drugCleaning and safetyCleaning products and household carePersonal careRaw materialsMedical/dental
Typical roles
SurfactantAntimicrobialCleaning agent
Found in these products
Their ingredient lists include Dioctyldimethylammonium chloride; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.
