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Benzal konium Chloride Benzalkonium Chloride: CIR Safety Assessment Summary

CIR safety assessment summary for Benzal konium Chloride Benzalkonium Chloride: ingredients reviewed, panel verdict, use concentration context, conditions.

Benzal konium Chloride Benzalkonium Chloride appears in a CIR safety assessment covering Benzal konium Chloride Benzalkonium Chloride. The panel verdict for the report is safe with restrictions. On the basis of the data presented in this report, the CIR Expert Panel concludes that Benzalkonium Chloride, at concentrations up to 0.1% free, active~ingredient, is safe as a cosmetic ingredient as presently used. 622

FieldCIR value
Primary ingredientBenzal konium Chloride Benzalkonium Chloride
CIR verdictsafe with restrictions
Report typeFinal Report
Date1989
CAS numbers8001-54-5
Use concentration context
Conditions or carve-outs

Ingredients Reviewed

The review scope matters because CIR conclusions often apply to an ingredient family rather than a single INCI name. In this report, the ingredient list includes Benzal konium Chloride Benzalkonium Chloride.

Safety Conclusion

The conclusion for Benzal konium Chloride Benzalkonium Chloride should be read as a CIR panel conclusion, not a regulatory limit. CIR assessments summarize expert-panel safety determinations for cosmetic use, while legal status still depends on the jurisdiction and product category.

For use levels, the report gives this concentration context: . That language is the safe-use context shown for this page.

Conditions

On the basis of the data presented in this report, the CIR Expert Panel concludes that Benzalkonium Chloride, at concentrations up to 0.1% free, active~ingredient, is safe as a cosmetic ingredient as presently used.

Formulation Reading

For formula review, begin with the exact INCI identity and the ingredient group covered by the CIR assessment. If the material is Benzal konium Chloride Benzalkonium Chloride, the relevant comparison is whether the intended use aligns with the practices, concentration ranges, and conditions described in the CIR source.

The ingredient hub at Benzal konium Chloride Benzalkonium Chloride should carry the substance-level profile. This page is the report-level summary, keeping the conclusion, ingredient scope, and use-context language attached to the CIR source rather than treating the conclusion as a universal permission.

Why This Page Exists

CIR reviews are long documents, and the practical answer is usually buried in the conclusion and the table of current practices. This summary keeps those CIR facts in one indexable page for Benzal konium Chloride Benzalkonium Chloride, with source details retained at the bottom for audit.


Source

  • CIR report: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Benzal konium Chloride Benzalkonium Chloride
  • CIR source file: pr142.pdf
  • Extraction JSON: Source documentation archived.
  • Conclusion page in CIR extraction: 33