An inorganic salt used as a thickener and buffer.
What it is
Ammonium chloride is the ammonium salt of hydrochloric acid. CosIng lists it as a buffering agent, fragrance ingredient and viscosity-controlling agent; in surfactant-based products it can be used to thicken the formula.
Where it is used
Found in shampoos, shower gels, liquid soaps and some hair dye products.
Limits of interpretation
The INCI list shows which ingredients are present, not how much of each. Above 1%, ingredients are listed in descending order of weight; below 1% the order is free.
Functions
- Buffering
- Stabilising the pH of an aqueous medium in a narrow range even if an acid or base is added. Altering and/or maintaining a cosmetic product's pH at the desired level.
- Fragrance
- Imparting an odour or taste. Creating a perceivable pleasant smell and/or masking a bad smell.
- Viscosity controlling
- Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.
EU regulation
This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.
Products with this ingredient (20)
- Men's Body Wash · method
- Lait de coton Gel mousse extra doux · Le Petit Marseillais
- Douche et bain hypoallergénique sans savon Sève d'aloe vera & Fleur de pommier · Le Petit Marseillais
- Sanigel · PMH
- Method Men Juniper Sage Body Wash · method men
- glacier + granite men's body wash · method
- Coconut Rice Milk Shea Butter Body Wash Simply Nourish · method.body
- Lifebuoy Total 10 Germ Protection Handwash · Lifebuoy
- Body+Face Wash · Dove men care
- Douche et bain crème hypoallergénique sans savon - Seve d'aloe vera et fleur d'amandier · Le Petit Marseillais
- Shampooing Protection & Réparation à la Sève d'Olivier & Lait d'Acacia · Le Petit Marseillais
- Douche Baume de soin Nutrition intense · Johnson & Johnson