Cetrimonium chloride; Steartrimonium chloride in EU cosmetics: Annex III, entry 286
Cetrimonium chloride; Steartrimonium chloride: the maximum concentrations and conditions are in the entry below. Annex III, entry 286, consolidated 18 May 2026.
- Annex
- III: List of substances which cosmetic products must not contain except subject to the restrictions laid down
- Reference number
- 286
- Chemical name/INN
- C16-alkyltrimethylammonium chloride, C18-alkyltrimethylammonium chloride
- Name of Common Ingredients Glossary
- Cetrimonium chloride (19); Steartrimonium chloride (19)
- CAS number
- 112-02-7; 112-03-8
- EC number
- 203-928-6; 203-929-1
- Version
- Consolidated version of 18 May 2026
- Official source
- Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, consolidated text
Official wording: restrictions
- Product type, body parts: (a) Rinse-off hair products | Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation: (a) 2,5 % for the individual concentrations or the sum of the individual concentrations of cetrimonium chloride and steartrimonium chloride | Other: For purposes other than inhibiting the development of micro-organisms in the product. The purpose has to be apparent from the presentation of the product.
- Product type, body parts: (b) Leave-on hair products | Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation: (b) 1,0 % for the individual concentrations or the sum of the individual concentrations of cetrimonium chloride and steartrimonium chloride
- Product type, body parts: (c) Leave-on face products | Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation: (c) 0,5 % for the individual concentrations or the sum of the individual concentrations of cetrimonium chloride and steartrimonium chloride
Notes referred to in this entry
- (19) For use as a preservative, see Annex V, entry No 44.
Same CAS number in other entries of the annexes
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