Cocamidopropyl Pg-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

What does Cocamidopropyl Pg-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Cocamidopropyl Pg-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate makes hair easier to comb, softer or shinier and reduces static, so hair stays flat. The EU’s CosIng database lists these jobs for it: hair conditioning and antistatic.

What other names and numbers does Cocamidopropyl Pg-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate have?

CosIng reference

32936

Which products contain Cocamidopropyl Pg-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate?

Open Beauty Facts finds Cocamidopropyl Pg-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate in the ingredient lists of 29 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often deodorants, moist wipes and facial creams.

• Deodorants5
• Moist wipes3
• Facial creams2

Products with it, by country of sale: Netherlands 6 · France 5 · United States 4 · Australia 2.

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

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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