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Distearyldimonium chloride

CAS 12677-13-3

Also registered as 7 other CAS numbers

59111-82-9 · 66359-86-2 · 76723-98-3 · 129119-79-5 · 134191-39-2 · 1309573-29-2 · 107-64-2

Distearyldimonium chloride chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Distearyldimonium chloride in plain language

What it is: Also known as Dimethyldioctadecylammonium chloride · Distearyldimethylammonium chloride · Dicetearyldimonium chloride · Dimethyldipalmitostearylammonium chloride · Dipalmitostearyldimethylammonium chloride · Dipalmitostearyldimonium chloride
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N,N-Dimethyl-N-octadecyloctadecan-1-aminium chloride · QUATERNIUM-5 · dimethyl(dioctadecyl)azanium chloride · 1-Octadecanaminium, N,N-dimethyl-N-octadecyl-, chloride · Adogen TA 100 · Aerosurf TA 101 · Aliquat 207 · Ammoeng 130 · Ammonium, dimethyldioctadecyl-, chloride · Arosurf TA 100 · Arquad R 40 · Cation DS · Cedequat TD 75 · Dimethyldistearylammonium chloride · DODA(Cl) · Dehyquart DAM · Dimethyl Dioctadecylammonium chloride · Dioctadecyldimethylammonium chloride · Genamin dsac · Kemamine q · Kemamine Q 9702CLP · Nikkol ca 3475V · Prapagen wb · Quartamin d 85P · Quartamin d 86 · Quartamin dm 86P · Sokalan 9200 · Surfroyal dsac · Swanol ca 3475 · Varisoft 100 · Varisoft TA 100 · alkyl ammonium chloride · dimethyl distearyl ammonium chloride · distearyl dimethyl ammonium chloride · quarternary ammonium compound · quarternary ammonium compound or alkyl ammonium chloride · quateriary ammonium salt · quaternary ammonium salt
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a hair conditioner and an antistatic agent.
Hair conditioning
Antistatic
Surfactant
Thickener
Conditioner
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. Distearyldimonium chloride appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
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Cleaning
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Food
Industrial

EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
- Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 278 composition records across product categories including Specialty occupational products, Personal care, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Anti-static agent, Softener and conditioner, Surfactant (surface active agent).
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 278 composition records across product categories including Specialty occupational products, Personal care, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Anti-static agent, Softener and conditioner, Surfactant (surface active 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 Distearyldimonium 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 Distearyldimonium 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 november 12, 2019
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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.

Food use

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.

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

Source records

278

Named organisations

Specialty occupational productsPersonal careCleaning products and household careCleaning and safetyPesticidesElectronics/small appliances

Typical roles

Hair conditioningAntistaticSurfactantThickenerConditioner

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Distearyldimonium 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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