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Octenidine hcl

CAS 70775-75-6

Octenidine hcl chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Octenidine hcl in plain language

What it is

Also known as Octenidine hydrochloride · Octenidine dihydrochloride · LAS-189962 · LAS189962 · Octenidol · Sensidin do

Show all 8 names

Win 41464-2 · octeniderm

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an antimicrobial.

  • Antimicrobial
  • Preservative
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. Octenidine hcl appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
    • Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 4 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Biocide, Preservative.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 4 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Biocide, Preservative.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 Octenidine hcl. 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 Octenidine hcl 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 4 December 2007

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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 Octenidine hcl in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

4

Named organisations

3

Personal care

Typical roles

AntimicrobialPreservative
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Catalog

Found in these products

Cosmetic and personal-care products that list Octenidine hcl are shown first. Their ingredient lists include Octenidine hcl; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.