Alkyl (C12-22) trimethyl ammonium, bromide and chloride e.g. steartrimonium chloride
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 7, reference 44.
Regulatory decision and full conditions
- Status
- Permitted list with conditions
- Legal role
- Binding rule
- Regulatory summary
- New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 7, reference 44.
- Conditions and restrictions
- Maximum concentration: 0.1%
Substance identity
- Official source name
- Alkyl (C12-22) trimethyl ammonium, bromide and chloride e.g. steartrimonium chloride
- CAS
- 112-03-8
- EC
- 203-929-1
- Identity mapping
- cas_number
- Linked ingredient
- STEARTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE
Linked CosIng identity data
Names and aliases
CosIng description: Trimethyloctadecylammonium chloride
EU inventory restriction note: V/44 III/286
Recorded cosmetic function: ANTISTATIC, HAIR CONDITIONING, PRESERVATIVE
Function pages:ANTISTATIC, HAIR CONDITIONING, PRESERVATIVE
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European Union
2 linked records · 2 with specific conditions
Open supporting recordNew Zealand
Current record2 linked records · 2 with specific conditions
Open supporting recordASEAN
2 linked records · 2 with specific conditions
Open supporting recordSouth Korea
1 linked record · 1 with specific conditions
Open supporting recordIndia
1 linked record · 1 with specific conditions
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Verified chemistry for CAS 112-03-8
Stearyltrimethylammonium chloride
Stearyltrimethylammonium chloride is an organic molecular entity. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- trimethyl(octadecyl)azanium chloride
- Molecular formula
- C21H46ClN
- Molecular weight
- 348.0 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 347.3318782 Da
- Monoisotopic mass
- 347.3318782 Da
- Topological polar surface area
- 0.0 Ų
- Molecular complexity
- 204.0
- Formal charge
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 1
- Rotatable bonds
- 17
- Heavy atoms
- 23
- Covalent units
- 2
Names and synonyms reported to PubChem
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:81710
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL118745
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID1026902
Advanced structure statistics
- Defined atom stereocentres
- 0
- Undefined atom stereocentres
- 0
- Defined bond stereocentres
- 0
- Undefined bond stereocentres
- 0
- 3D conformers
- 0
Machine-readable structure identifiers
- SMILES
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC[N+](C)(C)C.[Cl-]- InChI
InChI=1S/C21H46N.ClH/c1-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22(2,3)4;/h5-21H2,1-4H3;1H/q+1;/p-1- InChIKey
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Evidence from additional scientific databases
NIH PubChem PUG-View
Attributed physical-property, hazard, environmental and use annotations.
- Physical Description: CBI; Large Crystals Source: EPA Chemical Data Reporting (CDR)
- Carcinogen Classification: Not listed by IARC. Certain nitrosamines are classified by IARC as either probably or possibly carcinogenic to humans (Groups 2A and 2B, respectively). (L135) Source: Toxin and Toxin Target Database (T3DB)
- Exposure Routes: Oral (A2880) ; inhalation (A2880) ; dermal (L1889) Source: Toxin and Toxin Target Database (T3DB)
- Note: This chemical does not meet GHS hazard criteria for 3.7% (10 of 268) of reports. Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
- Signal: Danger Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
- GHS Hazard Statements: H302 (88.1%): Harmful if swallowed [Warning Acute toxicity, oral]; H311 (54.5%): Toxic in contact with skin [Danger Acute toxicity, dermal]; H312 (19.8%): Harmful in contact with skin [Warning Acute toxicity, dermal]; H314 (79.1%): Causes severe skin burns and eye damage [Danger Skin corrosion/irritation]; H318 (29.5%): Causes serious eye damage [Danger Serious eye damage/eye irritation]; H400 (71.6%): Very toxic to aquatic life [Warning Hazardous to the aquatic environment, acute hazard]; H410 (78.7%): Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects [Warning Hazardous to the aquatic environment, long-term hazard] Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
- Precautionary Statement Codes: P260, P262, P264, P264+P265, P270, P273, P280, P301+P317, P301+P330+P331, P302+P352, P302+P361+P354, P304+P340, P305+P354+P338, P316, P317, P321, P330, P361+P364, P362+P364, P363, P391, P405, and P501 (click each P-code to see the statement) Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
- ECHA C&L Notifications Summary: Aggregated GHS information provided per 268 reports by companies from 19 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory. Each notification may be associated with multiple companies.; Reported as not meeting GHS hazard criteria per 10 of 268 reports by companies.; There are 18 notifications provided by 258 of 268 reports by companies with hazard statement code(s).; Information may vary between notifications depending on impurities, additives, and other factors. The percentage value in parenthesis indicates the notified classification ratio from companies that provide hazard codes. Only hazard codes with percentage values above 10% are shown. For more detailed information, please visit ECHA C&L website. Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
- Signal: Warning Source: NITE-CMC
- GHS Hazard Statements: H302: Harmful if swallowed [Warning Acute toxicity, oral]; H312: Harmful in contact with skin [Warning Acute toxicity, dermal] Source: NITE-CMC
- Precautionary Statement Codes: P264, P270, P280, P301+P317, P302+P352, P317, P321, P330, P362+P364, and P501 (click each P-code to see the statement) Source: NITE-CMC
- Signal: Danger Source: Hazardous Chemical Information System (HCIS), Safe Work Australia
- GHS Hazard Statements: H302: Harmful if swallowed [Warning Acute toxicity, oral]; H312: Harmful in contact with skin [Warning Acute toxicity, dermal]; H314: Causes severe skin burns and eye damage [Danger Skin corrosion/irritation] Source: Hazardous Chemical Information System (HCIS), Safe Work Australia
- Precautionary Statement Codes: P260, P264, P270, P280, P301+P317, P301+P330+P331, P302+P352, P302+P361+P354, P304+P340, P305+P354+P338, P316, P317, P321, P330, P362+P364, P363, P405, and P501 (click each P-code to see the statement) Source: Hazardous Chemical Information System (HCIS), Safe Work Australia
- Health Effects: Quaternium-10 may react to produce nitrosamines, which are believed to be carcinogenic. (L1890) Source: Toxin and Toxin Target Database (T3DB)
- Cosmetic Ingredient Review Conclusion: The CIR Expert Panel concluded the following ingredients are safe in the present practices of use and concentration described in the safety assessment when formulated to be non-irritating...Steartrimonium Chloride... Source: Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)
- Cosmetic Ingredient Review Finding(s): Safe for use in cosmetics, with qualifications Source: Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)
- Toxicity Summary: While quaternium-10 itself is not toxic, it is a nitrosating agent. Nitrosating agents may decompose and/or react to cause nitrosamine contamination. Nitrosamines are produced from secondary amines and amides in the presence of nitrite ions and are believed to be carcinogenic. Once in the body, nitrosamines are activated by cytochrome P-450 enzymes. They are then believed to induce their carcinogenic effects by forming DNA adducts at the N- and O-atoms. (L1889, L1890, A2878, A2879, A2880) Source: Toxin and Toxin Target Database (T3DB)
- Cosmetic Ingredient Review Link: CIR ingredient: Steartrimonium Chloride Source: Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)
- Uses: Quaternium-10 is a quaternary ammonium salt found in numerous cosmetics. (L1890) Source: Toxin and Toxin Target Database (T3DB)
Mapped by: Existing checksum-valid CAS to unique PubChem CID match. Retrieved: 2026-08-31. Open source record
Scientific classifications and hazard annotations provide context and do not replace the market-specific regulatory decision shown above.
Additional source coverage and match status
| Source | Result | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| NIH PubChem PUG-View | Exact match | 2026-08-31 |
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Official source and provenance
- Registered source
- New Zealand cosmetic product schedules 4–8
- Source reference
- Schedule 7, reference 44, source row 118
- Source record ID
S7-118- Source version
- effective-2026-01-01
- Source language
- English
- Translation status
- Original is English
- Effective date
- 2026-01-01
- Source updated
- 2024-01-01
- Snapshot checked
- 2026-08-30 04:54 UTC
- Validation method
- openpyxl extraction; reviewed per-schedule counts
- SHA-256
4e62e372fb0aad7ac630af8c41fa50b38b52a793fd51b99697a65f8ecce1ae8a
Registered dataset notes
- Dataset coverage
- Prohibited and restricted substances, permitted colorants, preservatives and UV filters
- Authority note
- Official EPA group standard schedules; current market-specific rule source
How this record fits the market dataset
Status distribution
Condition text is present on 747 of 2913 current records. An empty condition field is interpreted according to the record type above; it is never converted into an unrestricted-use claim.
New Zealand market context
Complete schedules dataset
Coverage version: Cosmetic Products Group Standard schedules effective 1 January 2026
Schedules 4–8: prohibited, restricted, colourant, preservative and UV-filter entries.
Verification checklist
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Official market sources
- New Zealand cosmetic product schedules 4–8Official EPA group standard schedules; current market-specific rule source
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Questions this page answers
Stable citation
Alkyl (C12-22) trimethyl ammonium, bromide and chloride e.g. steartrimonium chloride. Schedule 7, reference 44, source row 118. New Zealand. Source version effective-2026-01-01. CosIng Checker regulatory record: https://cosingchecker.com/regulations/nz/records/9530/
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Evidence on this page
- Recorded outcome: Permitted list with conditions
- Legal role: Binding rule
- Source version: effective-2026-01-01
- Effective date: 2026-01-01
What it does not prove
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Further authoritative substance research
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