"Medium penalty" in all categories.
- INCI name: BENZETHONIUM CHLORIDE
- EINECS/ELINCS number: 204-479-9
- Classification: Quaternary ammonium cation, Regulated, Preservative
Restriction in Europe:
V/53
The maximum concentration allowed in ready-to-use cosmetic preparations is 0,1% in:
a) the products to be rinsed.
(b) non-rinsing products other than oral products.
The maximum concentration allowed in ready-to-use cosmetic preparations is 0,1% in:
a) the products to be rinsed.
(b) non-rinsing products other than oral products.
Its functions (INCI)
- Antimicrobial : Helps slowing the growth of micro-organisms on the skin and counteracts the development of microbes
- Deodorant : Reduces or masks unpleasant body odors
- Preservative : Inhibits the development of microorganisms in cosmetic products.
- Surfactant-dispersing : Help distribute an insoluble solid in a liquid phase. Suspensions or dispersions of liquids in a second liquid are generally called emulsions.
This ingredient is present in 0.04% of cosmetics.
Products that contain them
