What does Acetamidopropyl trimonium chloride do?

Used in cosmetics as an antistatic agent.

Is Acetamidopropyl trimonium chloride safe?

We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

beauty
cleaning
industrial

Acetamidopropyl trimonium chloride

CAS 123776-56-7

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Acetamidopropyl trimonium chloride in plain language

What it is: Also known as 3-Acetamido-N,N,N-trimethylpropan-1-aminium chloride · 3-acetamidopropyl(trimethyl)azanium chloride · Acetamidopropyl trimonium · 3-(Acetylamino)-N,N,N-trimethyl-1-propanaminium chloride · Acetamidopropyl trimethylammonium chloride · AEC acetamidopropyl trimonium chloride
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Incromectant AO · Incromectant AQ · Q27255545 · Quamide ame-50 · UNII-2SQT0WU9CO
What it does: Used in cosmetics as an antistatic agent.
Antistatic
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. Acetamidopropyl trimonium chloride appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Cleaning
Industrial

EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
- Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 15 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Cleaning and safety. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Anti-static agent.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 15 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Cleaning and safety. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Anti-static 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

No expert opinion on file for Acetamidopropyl trimonium 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.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Acetamidopropyl trimonium chloride 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 July 2016
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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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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 Acetamidopropyl trimonium chloride in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

Named organisations

Personal careCleaning and safety

Typical roles

Antistatic

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