Behentrimonium chloride derives its vegan and vegetarian status from canola oil.
| Vegan? Yes | Vegetarian? Yes |
Classifications are made based on the available commercial supply of the ingredient, and are made based on the criteria on our classifications page.
Commercially available behentrimonium chloride is vegan and vegetarian.
Behentrimonium chloride is used as a hair conditioning and antistatic agent in cosmetics. It is commercially synthesized from canola oil.
Sources
- https://www.atamanchemicals.com/behentrimonium-chloride_u25322/
- Becker, L. C., Bergfeld, W. F., Belsito, D. V., Hill, R. A., Klaassen, C. D., Liebler, D., Marks, J. G., Shank, R. C., Slaga, T. J., Snyder, P. W., & Andersen, F. A. (2012). Safety Assessment of Trimoniums as Used in Cosmetics. International Journal of Toxicology, 31(6_suppl), 296S–341S.
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