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Toxicological information

Skin sensitisation

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA)
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
weight of evidence
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
data from handbook or collection of data
Justification for type of information:
data is from peer reviewed journals

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
publication
Title:
Contact dermatitis to lauryl pyridinium chloride and benzoxonium chloride
Author:
DERK P. BRUYNZEEL, ANTON C. DE GROOT AND J. WILLEM WEYLAND
Year:
1987
Bibliographic source:
Contact Dermatitis 1987• 17: 41-60

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
other: Patch test
Principles of method if other than guideline:
Patch test were performed to determine the irritation and allergenic potential of the test chemical
GLP compliance:
not specified
Type of study:
patch test
Justification for non-LLNA method:
Currently no LLNA study is available for assessment. The Guinea Pig Maximization Test (GPMT) has been carried out as an animal test to predict human sensitization for over a decade and is recommended by international test guidelines such as OECD.

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Cetalkonium chloride
EC Number:
204-526-3
EC Name:
Cetalkonium chloride
Cas Number:
122-18-9
Molecular formula:
C25H46ClN
IUPAC Name:
cetalkonium chloride
Test material form:
solid
Details on test material:
- Name of test material: Cetalkonium chloride
- IUPAC name: CETYL DIMETHYL BENZYL AMMONIUM CHLORIDE
- Molecular formula: C25H46ClN
- Molecular weight: 396.098 g/mole
- Smiles : c1(C[N+](CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC)(C)C)ccccc1.[ClH-]
- Inchl: 1S/C25H46N.ClH/c1-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-20-23-26(2,3)24-25-21-18-17-19-22-25;/h17-19,21-22H,4-16,20,23-24H2,1-3H3;1H/q+1;/p-1
- Substance type: Organic
- Physical state: Solid (white)
- Purity: 99.7%
Specific details on test material used for the study:
- Name of test material: Cetalkonium chloride
- IUPAC name: CETYL DIMETHYL BENZYL AMMONIUM CHLORIDE
- Molecular formula: C25H46ClN
- Molecular weight: 396.098 g/mole
- Smiles Notation: c1(C[N+](CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC)(C)C)ccccc1.[ClH-]
- InChl: 1S/C25H46N.ClH/c1-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-20-23-26(2,3)24-25-21-18-17-19-22-25;/h17-19,21-22H,4-16,20,23-24H2,1-3H3;1H/q+1;/p-1
- Substance type: Organic
- Physical state: Solid crystalline powder (white)

In vivo test system

Test animals

Species:
other: humans
Strain:
not specified
Sex:
male
Details on test animals and environmental conditions:
- Source: Department of Dermatology, Free University Academic Hospital, Netherlands
- Age at study initiation: 28-year-old

Study design: in vivo (non-LLNA)

Induction
Route:
epicutaneous, occlusive
Vehicle:
water
Concentration / amount:
0.1% aqueous
Day(s)/duration:
72 hours
Adequacy of induction:
not specified
Challenge
No.:
#1
Route:
epicutaneous, occlusive
Vehicle:
water
Concentration / amount:
0.1%
Day(s)/duration:
72 hours
Adequacy of challenge:
not specified
No. of animals per dose:
1
Details on study design:
No data available
Challenge controls:
No data available
Positive control substance(s):
not specified

Results and discussion

In vivo (non-LLNA)

Results
Key result
Reading:
1st reading
Hours after challenge:
72
Group:
test chemical
Dose level:
0.1%
No. with + reactions:
0
Total no. in group:
1
Clinical observations:
No dermal reactions observed
Remarks on result:
no indication of skin sensitisation

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:
other: not sensitizing
Conclusions:
0.1% aqueous the test chemical was not sensitizing to human skin.
Hence, the test chemical can be considered to be not sensitizing to skin.
Executive summary:

Patch tests were performed to determine the irritation and allergenic potential of the test chemical.

A 28-year-old male had recurrent itchy dermatitis on the left side of the chest and adjacent area of the arm, where his wife usually rested her head when sleeping. He had noted that the eruption always developed after his wife had used a hair conditioner.

Patch tests with the European standard sense (ICDRG) and the conditioner (tested undiluted) showed a positive reaction only to the conditioner. Later its ingredients and additional quaternary ammonium salts were also tested separately.

0.1% aqueous the test chemical was not sensitizing to human skin.

Hence, the test chemical can be considered to be not sensitizing to skin.