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Cetylpyridinium Chloride in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

Cetylpyridinium Chloride is a cosmetic ingredient that lets oil and water mix, so the product can wash dirt away. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 121 products, most often mouthwash.

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What does Cetylpyridinium Chloride do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Cetylpyridinium Chloride lets oil and water mix, so the product can wash dirt away, keeps oil and water mixed, and makes hair easier to comb, softer or shinier. The EU’s CosIng database lists these jobs for it: surfactant, emulsifying, hair conditioning, antimicrobial, antistatic, deodorant and oral care.

surfactantemulsifyinghair conditioningantimicrobialantistaticdeodorantoral care

What other names and numbers does Cetylpyridinium Chloride have?

CAS number
123-03-5
EC number
204-593-9
CosIng reference
32626

Which products contain Cetylpyridinium Chloride?

Open Beauty Facts finds Cetylpyridinium Chloride in the ingredient lists of 121 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often mouthwash and toothpastes.

  • Mouthwash44
  • Toothpastes11

Products with it, by country of sale: France 46 · Germany 15 · United States 10 · Spain 7.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Cetylpyridinium Chloride turns up, not how much of the market it is.

On these listsSurfactants and cleansersEmulsifiers

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Sources

The job, the description and the EU annex entry are CosIng’s; the fragrance allergens are the EU Annex III names Bravoora’s label checker reads; the product counts are Open Beauty Facts’.

  1. European Commission: CosIng cosmetic ingredient database (functions, description, EU annex entry)
  2. Open Beauty Facts: product database, 77,506 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL

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