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Calcium chloride hexahydrate

CAS 7774-34-7

Calcium chloride hexahydrate chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Calcium chloride hexahydrate in plain language

What it is

Also known as Calcium chloride 6-hydrate · Antarcticite · Calcium chloride (CACL2), hexahydrate · Calcium chloride--water (1/2/6) · calcium;dichloride;hexahydrate · hexahydrate Calcium chloride

Show all 17 names

CaCl2.6H2O · Calcium chloride (CaCl2), hexahydrate (9CI) · Calcium chloride (CaCl2)​, hexahydrate · Calcium chloride hexahydrate, 98% · Calcium chloride hexahydrate, Vetec(TM) reagent grade, 97% · Calcium chloride hexahydrate, p.a., 99.0-105.0% · Calcium chloride hexahydrate, tested according to Ph.Eur. · Calcium chloride-6-hydrate (max.0,0001 % Al), extra pure · Calcium dichloride hexahydrate · UNII-1D898P42YW · dichlorocalcium hexahydrate

What it does

Used in consumer products as a stabiliser.

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

Regulation

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

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Chemical reaction regulator, Processing aids not otherwise specified, Stabilizing agent.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Chemical reaction regulator, Processing aids not otherwise specified, Stabilizing agent.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Calcium 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 January 7, 2008

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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.

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 Calcium chloride hexahydrate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

2

Typical roles

Stabiliser
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