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CETRIMONIUM CHLORIDE

Not on the EU Annex III list

Cetrimonium Chloride is a quaternary ammonium salt that conforms generally to the formula:

CETRIMONIUM CHLORIDE is listed in the European Commission CosIng inventory under the functional categories Antimicrobial, Antistatic, Surfactant - Emulsifying, Preservative, with CAS number 112-02-7 and EC number 203-928-6. CosIng records a restriction against it (V/44), so check the corresponding Annex entry before formulating. In the free INCIDB sample it appears on 4 product labels, reaching position 6 on Dermaveen Soothing Oatmeal Conditioner 1L.

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER
112-02-7
EC NUMBER
203-928-6
COSING FUNCTIONS
Antimicrobial, Antistatic, Surfactant - Emulsifying, Preservative
COSING RESTRICTION
V/44

Sample products containing CETRIMONIUM CHLORIDE

Label positions from the free INCIDB sample. A lower position means the ingredient is declared earlier, i.e. present in a higher proportion.

PRODUCT LABEL POSITION
Oil Care Nährpflege #18
Love Beauty And Planet Gel Douche Femme Aurore Éclatante 400ml #22
Urban Care Argan Yağı & Keratin Sıvı Saç Bakım Kremi #15
Dermaveen Soothing Oatmeal Conditioner 1L #6

Query CETRIMONIUM CHLORIDE in the full snapshot

import pyarrow.parquet as pq

ingredients = pq.read_table('ingredients.parquet').to_pandas()
target = ingredients[ingredients['inci_name'] == "CETRIMONIUM CHLORIDE"]
print(target[['ingredient_id', 'functions', 'cas_number', 'is_common_allergen']])

The complete snapshot covers 18,583 products. Coverage of each enrichment column is published, both per distinct name and weighted by label occurrence — see the coverage table.

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