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Chromic chloride hexahydrate

CAS 10060-12-5

Chromic chloride hexahydrate chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Chromic chloride hexahydrate in plain language

What it is

Also known as Chromic chloride · Chlorid chromity hexahydrat · Trichloridochromium--water (1/6) · trichlorochromium;hexahydrate · AKOS015903914 · Chromium chloride (CRCL3.6H2O)

Show all 20 names

CHROMIUM(3+) chloride hexahydrate · Chromic chloride (USP) · Chromic chloride in plastic container · Chromium 4 · Chromium chloride (CrCl3), hexahydrate · Chromium trichloride (III), hexahydrate · Chromium trichloride hexahydrate · Chromium(III) chloride hexahydrate · Chromium(III) chloride hexahydrate, 96% · Hexaaquachromium chloride · Hexaaquachromium(III) chloride · Tos-met-oh · UNII-KB1PCR9DMW · Chromium (as chromic chloride)

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Chromic chloride hexahydrate yet.

Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Chromic chloride hexahydrate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Pharma
  • Food
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 12 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Food and drug.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 12 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Food and drug.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 Chromic chloride hexahydrate. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

  • JECFA

    Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

    No JECFA evaluation on file.

  • EFSA

    European Food Safety Authority

    No EFSA opinion on file.

Evidence & sources

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

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 2019-02-27

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

    Open →
  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

    Open →
  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →
  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

    Open →

Suitability

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

Food use

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Chromic chloride hexahydrate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

12

Laboratory suppliesFood and drug
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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Chromic chloride hexahydrate; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.