Food use
Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.
The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.
- beauty
- cleaning
- food
- pharma
Dihexadecyldimethylammonium chloride
CAS 125483-26-3
Anti-static agent · Emulsifier · Softener and conditioner
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
Why it's flagged
EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 464 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Food and drug.
Regulation
No restrictions found. Dihexadecyldimethylammonium chloride appears in these published regulatory listings.
- commercial_presence
- consumer_product_presence
- cpdat_category:beauty|cleaning|pharma|food
- definition_level:complete
- definition_type:primary
- ingredient_type:ingredient substance
- substance_class:chemical
- substance_type:chemical
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 464 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Surfactant (surface active agent), Anti-static agent.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 464 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Surfactant (surface active agent), Anti-static agent.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →
Evidence
No graded sources yet for Dihexadecyldimethylammonium chloride. We publish evidence only once a source is linked and reviewed — this ingredient is in the catalog, but has not been assessed.
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Good fit
Fragrance avoidance
No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.
This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.
Where it appears
Prevalence of Dihexadecyldimethylammonium chloride in our catalog (epa_cpdat).
Products
464
Brands
6
Personal careFood and drug
Typical roles
Anti-static agentEmulsifierSoftener and conditionerSurfactant (surface active agent)
Found in these products
- Cantu Shea Butter Leave In Conditioning Repair CreamCantu · HairHigh
- Elvital Balsam Dream Length 200mlL'OREAL NORGE AS · Non Food ProductsMinor
- Elvital Balsam Dream Lenght 400mlL'OREAL NORGE AS · Non Food ProductsMinor
- ConditionerHerbal Essences · Non Food ProductsHigh
- pantene essential oils volumizing conditionerHigh
- bond repair Conditionerloreal pairs · ShowerHigh
- Aussie Hårkur 3min Miracle Moist 250mlPROCTER & GAMBLE NORGE AS · Non Food ProductsHigh
- white strawberry and mintherbal essencesHigh
- Revitalize & Soothehair biology · HairHigh
- Color Advance negro nº1LlonguerasCritical
