- beauty
PEG-15 stearmonium chloride
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
PEG-15 stearmonium chloride in plain language
Also known as Ethoquad 18/25
Used in cosmetics as a cleansing agent and an antistatic agent.
- Cleansing
- Antistatic
- We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
What we know about this ingredient
FDA GSRS classifies this ingredient as ingredient substance polymer.
Regulation
No restrictions found. PEG-15 stearmonium chloride appears in these published regulatory listings.
EUCosIngActiveOctadecanaminium, N-methyl, ethoxylated, chlorides (15 mol EO average molar ratio)
- Octadecanaminium, N-methyl, ethoxylated, chlorides (15 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as polymer.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as polymer.Source →
Expert safety opinions
No expert opinion on file for PEG-15 stearmonium 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 PEG-15 stearmonium chloride yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.
Where this comes from
Reference links (1)
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Fragrance avoidance
Nothing to weigh for this context yet.
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.