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Guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride

CAS 65879-45-0

Also registered as 16 other CAS numbers

68186-79-8 · 76689-01-5 · 90954-73-7 · 172719-97-0 · 200013-91-8 · 225220-64-4 · 299161-01-6 · 322733-07-3 · 623571-51-7 · 727428-11-7 · 932377-24-7 · 1232497-62-9 · 1314941-23-5 · 1374790-05-2 · 1646856-74-7 · 65497-29-2

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride in plain language

What it is

Also known as Cosmedia Guar 261N · Cosmedia Guar C 261 · Cosmedia Guar C 261N · Jaguar C-17 · guar hydroxypropyl trimonium chloride · guar hydroxypropyltri monium chloride

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guar hydroxypropyltrim onium chloride · guar hydroxypropyltrimoni um chloride

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent, an antistatic agent and a film former.

  • Skin conditioning
  • Antistatic
  • Film forming
  • Viscosity controlling
  • Thickener
  • Film former
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. Guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • EUCosIngActiveGuar gum, 2-hydroxy-3-(trimethylammonio)propyl ether, chloride
    • Guar gum, 2-hydroxy-3-(trimethylammonio)propyl ether, chlorideSource →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 3281 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Home maintenance, Pet and animal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Film former, Anti-static agent, Softener and conditioner.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 3281 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Home maintenance, Pet and animal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Film former, 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 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 september 5, 2012

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

Source records

3,281

Named organisations

6

Personal careHome maintenancePet and animal care

Typical roles

Skin conditioningAntistaticFilm formingViscosity controllingThickenerFilm former
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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include 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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Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride in the catalog.