Stearalkonium Chloride
Stearalkonium Chloride is a preservative and surfactant ingredient. It’s in 35 products on Poliage, most often conditioner and hair styling. Avoid lists on Poliage that include it: none.
Updated October 21, 2026
In plain English
Stearalkonium chloride: used to keep microbes from growing and help oil and water mix.
What it does
Contains Stearalkonium Chloride: antistatic
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Stearalkonium Chloride: preservative
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Stearalkonium Chloride: surfactant
Function listed in CosIng
Source: CosIng, the European Commission cosmetic ingredient database, ref 38237, accessed October 22, 2026.
Products that contain Stearalkonium Chloride
Deliplus
Mascarilla violín con aceite de chia
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, silicones
Palmer’s
Palmer’s Cocoa Butter Formula Geconcentreerde Crème
Lists fragrance, retinoid, silicones, coconut derivatives
palmer’s cocoa butter hand cream
None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Eden BodyWorks
Peppermint Tea Tree Detangling Conditioner
Conditioner · Lists exfoliating acid, essential oils
R+Co
PRIMARY COLOR CONDITIONER
Conditioner · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils
Innersense
Pure Inspiration Daily Conditioner
Conditioner · Lists fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, essential oils, coconut derivatives
Not Your Mother’s
Purple Conditioner
Conditioner · Lists fragrance
Not Your Mother’s
Restore Conditioner
Conditioner · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, essential oils
R+Co
SUN CATCHER Power C Boosting Leave-In Conditioner
Conditioner · Lists fragrance, silicones, coconut derivatives
R+Co
SUN CATCHER Power C Styling Butter
Hair styling · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, coconut derivatives
Soapbox
Tea Tree & Mint Scalp Balancing Conditioner
Conditioner · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils
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