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Cocoyl benzyl hydroxyethyl imidazolinium chloride

CAS 61791-52-4

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Cocoyl benzyl hydroxyethyl imidazolinium chloride in plain language

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a hair conditioner, a cleansing agent and an antistatic agent.

  • Hair conditioning
  • Cleansing
  • Antistatic
  • Surfactant
  • 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. Cocoyl benzyl hydroxyethyl imidazolinium chloride appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActiveImidazolium compounds, 1-benzyl-4,5-dihydro-1-(hydroxyethyl)-2-norcoco alkyl, chlorides
    • Imidazolium compounds, 1-benzyl-4,5-dihydro-1-(hydroxyethyl)-2-norcoco alkyl, chloridesSource →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Anti-static agent, Softener and conditioner.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Anti-static agent, Softener and conditioner.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Cocoyl benzyl hydroxyethyl imidazolinium 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 Cocoyl benzyl hydroxyethyl imidazolinium chloride yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

2 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 4 December 2007

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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 Cocoyl benzyl hydroxyethyl imidazolinium chloride in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

2

Typical roles

Hair conditioningCleansingAntistaticSurfactantConditioner
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