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Disteardimonium Hectorite

A published safety assessment explicitly covers DISTEARDIMONIUM HECTORITE.

StabilisingViscosity controlling
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Ingredient guide

What it is and what it does

1-Octadecanaminium, N,N-dimethyl-N-octadecyl-, chloride, reaction products with hectorite

About this ingredient: EU CosIng ingredient registry (via Open Beauty Facts taxonomy) ↗

Stabilising
Helps maintain the stability of ingredients or the finished formula.
Viscosity controlling
Adjusts how thick or fluid a product is.

Function definitions: European Commission ingredient function definitions (SCCNFP/0299/00, pages 16 to 20) ↗

Registry functions describe possible formulation roles, not results for a finished product. A dictionary entry is not an approval or a safety assessment.

A closer look

What the research shows

Safety assessment

The panel accepted the described cosmetic use and concentration conditions after animal and human data review.

What this does not tell us

Published safety assessment, not an efficacy trial. Its conclusion is limited to the reported cosmetic uses and concentrations, and relies partly on group read-across where individual data are missing. It does not establish current regulatory status or guarantee tolerance for every formulation. Read-across among related organoclays supports data gaps; unmodified hectorite is not equivalent.

Sources for this summary. PubMed 24335966 ↗

Research review checked Oct 1, 2026

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Names and identifiers

Registry identity

1-Octadecanaminium, N,N-dimethyl-N-octadecyl-, chloride, reaction products with hectorite

INCI name on ingredient lists
DISTEARDIMONIUM HECTORITE
CAS registry number
97280-96-1
EC number
306-493-1

Sources for this ingredient record