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Chloramine-T

CAS 1576-40-5 · 70/100 · High conf.

Also registered as 8 other CAS numbers

8045-11-2 · 72793-59-0 · 75532-46-6 · 1071221-06-1 · 1172849-57-8 · 1976057-59-6 · 2143892-53-7 · 127-65-1

Chloramine-T chemical structure

Concern score

70/100High concern based on regulatory listings.
High confidence

Chloramine-T in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Chloramine t”.

Also known as Chloramine t · Tosylchloramide sodium · Chloramine-t anhydrous · Tosylchloramide sodium (INN) · Sodium chloro(4-methylbenzene-1-sulfonyl)azanide · sodium chloro-(4-methylphenyl)sulfonylazanide

Show all 32 names

(n-chlor-p-toluolsulfonamido)-natrium · Acti-chlore · Aktiven · Aktivin · Aseptoclean · Benzenesulfonamide, N-chloro-4-methyl-, sodium salt · Benzenesulfonamide, N-chloro-4-methyl-, sodium salt (1:1) · Berkendyl · Chloralone · Chlorasan · Chlorazan · Chlorazene · Chlorazone · Chlorosol · Chlorozone · Chlorseptol · Gyneclorina · Heliogen · Mannolite · Mianine · Multichlor · Tampules · Tochlorine · Tolamine · chloramine-t-trihydrate · n-sodium-n-chloro-paratoluenesulfonamide (chloramine t

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an antimicrobial.

  • Antimicrobial
Is it a concern?
High concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is restricted in EU cosmetics.

Why it's flagged

Tosylchloramide sodium (INN) is restricted in cosmetic products under Annex III of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009.

RestrictedEU EC — restricted

The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.

Regulation

Restrictions first, then routine listings from published regulatory sources.

  • EU Annex III — restricted
  • EU restricted in cosmetics

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Pharma
  • Food
  • Industrial

  • EUEC

    Annex III of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances which cosmetic products must not contain except subject to the restrictions laid down. Maximum concentration: 0.2%

    restricted
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  • EUCosIngActive2 entries
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 16 composition records across product categories including Home maintenance, Laboratory supplies, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Biocide.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 16 composition records across product categories including Home maintenance, Laboratory supplies, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Biocide.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Chloramine-T. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

  • SCCS

    EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

    No SCCS opinion on file.

  • CIR

    Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)

    No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Chloramine-T yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

7 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EU CosIng Cosmetics Regulation Annexes

    regulatory · updated 2010-10-17

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 4 December 2007

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Food use

Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.

Good fit

The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.

Fragrance avoidance

No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.

Good fit

This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Chloramine-T in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

16

Named organisations

5

Home maintenanceLaboratory suppliesRaw materialsFood and drug

Typical roles

Antimicrobial
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