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Cetrimonium Chloride in Skincare

Roles: Antimicrobial agent, Antistatic agent, Biocide, Emulsifying agent, Preservative, Surfactant

Effects: Antistatic, Antiseptic, Hair conditioning

Cetrimonium Chloride is used mostly for formulation purposes and doesn't provide any strong skincare effects. Used mostly to help mix different components together. It also helps to increase the shelf life of the product. CIR safety report tells that this ingredient was found to be “…safe for use in rinse‐off products and …safe for use at concentrations of up to 0.25% in leave‐on products.”

In the European Union (EU), cetrimonium chloride and steartrimonium chloride were reported to be used as a preservative at up to 0.1%. They are also used in rinse-off hair care products at up to 2.5%, leave-on hair products at up to 1.0%, and in leave-on facial cream products at up to 0.5%.

Safety

Comedogenicity: 0

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Products with Cetrimonium Chloride

Total found: 551

Thermal Protection Spray

- 45 components -

Crown Affair Leave-in Conditioner

Leave-in Conditioner

- 18 components -

Kerastase Blond Absolu Sérum Cicanuit

Blond Absolu Sérum Cicanuit

- 24 components -

Umberto Giannini Banana Butter Leave In Conditioner

Umberto Giannini

Banana Butter Leave In Conditioner

- 30 components -

Revlon ColorSilk After Color Conditioner

ColorSilk After Color Conditioner

- 34 components -

Kundal Head Spa & Scalp Scaling Water Treatment Herb Mint

Head Spa & Scalp Scaling Water Treatment Herb Mint

- 45 components -

Watermans Condition Me

- 36 components -

Dove Intense Damage Repair Hair Mask For Dry & Rough Hair

Intense Damage Repair Hair Mask For Dry & Rough Hair

- 28 components -

Olaplex No. 6 Bond Smoother Reparative Styling Creme

No. 6 Bond Smoother Reparative Styling Creme

- 46 components -

Garnier Fructis Sleek & Shine Leave-In Conditioner

Garnier Fructis

Sleek & Shine Leave-In Conditioner

- 28 components -

OGX Anti-Breakage + Keratin Oil Shampoo

Anti-Breakage + Keratin Oil Shampoo

- 31 components -

Redken Extreme Length Triple Action Treatment

Extreme Length Triple Action Treatment

- 22 components -

Positioning

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1.8%

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6.2%

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4%

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5.3%

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4.9%

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7.4%

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5.6%

10

3.4%

11

3.4%

12

4.4%

13

3.1%

14

2%

15

3.1%

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3.4%

17

3.6%

18

2%

19

3.8%

20

2.5%

21

2.7%

22

1.5%

23

1.3%

24

2%

25

0.7%

26

2.2%

27

1.3%

28

1.3%

29

0.9%

30

1.5%

31

0.7%

32

0.2%

33

1.5%

34

1.1%

35

0.5%

36

0.4%

37

0.4%

38

0.4%

39

0.2%

40

0.4%

43

0.2%

45

0.2%

49

0.4%

50

0.4%

51

0.5%

53

0.2%

54

0.2%

55

0.4%

60

0.2%

64

0.2%

69

0.2%

88

0.2%

102

0.2%

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