Lauralkonium Chloride

AKA “139-07-1, N-Benzyl-N, N-dimethyldodecan-1-aminium chloride, Benzododecinium chloride, Benzyldimethyldodecylammonium chloride, Cequartyl A, Benzyldodecyldimethylammonium chloride, Triton K60, Lauryldimethylbenzylammonium chloride, dodecyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride, Caswell No. 073A”

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Ingredient Facts

Lauralkonium chloride

AKA: 139-07-1, N-Benzyl-N, N-dimethyldodecan-1-aminium chloride, Benzododecinium chloride, Benzyldimethyldodecylammonium chloride, Cequartyl A, Benzyldodecyldimethylammonium chloride, Triton K60, Lauryldimethylbenzylammonium chloride, Dodecyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride, Caswell No. 073A

Preservative · Preservative · EWG: 3

Synthetic

Preservative

Not Clean

Benzyldodecyldimethylammonium chloride

Formula

C21H38ClN

Mol. Weight

340.00

CAS #

139-07-1

Form

Liquid

State

Liquid

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Functions

Antistatic

Preservative

Keeps your product from growing bacteria, mold, or yeast. Without these, that jar of cream becomes a petri dish in about a week.

Reduces Static

Preserves Formula

Reduces flyaways

Prevents microbial growth

Traditional Use

Synthetic quaternary ammonium compound developed in the mid-20th century for use as a hair conditioning and antistatic agent. Created to replace natural conditioning substances with a more stable, standardized alternative.