{"id":42571,"date":"2025-12-03T14:39:58","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T13:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/ingredient\/benzalkonium-chloride\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T14:39:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T13:39:58","slug":"benzalkonium-chloride","status":"publish","type":"ingredient","link":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/ingredient\/benzalkonium-chloride\/","title":{"rendered":"BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ingredient type:<\/strong>CONSERVATIVE<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Role: Benzalkonium chloride is a preservative and antimicrobial agent. It is used to prevent the growth of bacteria and fungi in cosmetic products. <\/p>\n<p>  Ingredient type: Water-soluble<\/p>\n<p> \u200d\u2695\ufe0f Safety: Yes, generally safe at low concentrations used in cosmetics, but may be irritating at higher concentrations.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Vegan: Yes<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Note: Although effective against microorganisms, benzalkonium chloride can cause irritation, especially on sensitive or damaged skin. It is important to use it in well-balanced formulations.<\/p>\n<p>  Found in: Hand sanitizers, lotions, skin cleansers, and some hair products.<\/p>\n<p><strong>comedogenic index:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":""},"class_list":["post-42571","ingredient","type-ingredient","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":[],"comment_info":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ingredient\/42571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ingredient"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ingredient"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}