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Zinc chloride

CAS 7646-85-7

Also registered as 2 other CAS numbers

53917-99-0 · 1162648-93-2

Zinc chloride chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Zinc chloride in plain language

What it is

Also known as Zinc dichloride · dichlorozinc · Butter of zinc · Chlorure de zinc · Knittex ZH · Zinc (chlorure de)

Show all 28 names

Zinc Chloride (ZnC!,) · Zinc chloride (ZnCl2) · Zinc chloride in plastic container · Zinc chloride, · anhydrous Zinc chloride · Zinc dichloride fume · Zinc(II) chloride · Zinco (cloruro di) · Zine dichloride · Zinkchlorid · Zinkchloride · Zintrace · ZnCl2 · cloruro de cinc · zinc chloride (fumes) · zinc chloride (fumes) (sara iii) · zinc chloride (sara 313) (cercla) · zinc chloride (sara 313) (cercla) (nominal value) · zinc chloride (sara iii) · zinc chloride (sara iii) (limits given for zn chloride fume) · zinc chloride fume · Zincum muriaticum

What it does

Used in consumer products as a humectant, a flavouring and an astringent.

  • Humectant
  • Flavouring
  • Astringent
  • Oral care
  • Antimicrobial
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Zinc chloride appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • In marketed US drugs
  • Inactive ingredient in US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • Pharma
  • Food
  • Industrial
  • USFDAinactive ingredient database5 entries — 4 administration routes
    • Route: INTRADERMAL; Dosage form: INJECTION; Potency: 7 mgSource →
    • Route: OPHTHALMIC; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Potency: NASource →
    • Route: OPHTHALMIC; Dosage form: SOLUTION/ DROPS; Potency: NASource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Maximum daily exposure: 14 mgSource →
    • Route: SUBCUTANEOUS; Dosage form: INJECTION; Potency: 0.02 %w/vSource →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 760 composition records across product categories including Cleaning products and household care, Industrial products, Specialty occupational products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Corrosion inhibitor, Dehydrating agent (desiccant), Pharmaceutical.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 760 composition records across product categories including Cleaning products and household care, Industrial products, Specialty occupational products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Corrosion inhibitor, Dehydrating agent (desiccant), Pharmaceutical.Source →
  • USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 51 active drug products and 55 total products.
    • FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 51 active drug products and 55 total products.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 Zinc chloride. 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.

  • 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 Zinc chloride 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

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated september 6, 2017

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA Inactive Ingredient Database

    regulatory · updated 2026-01-09

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  • FDA National Drug Code Directory

    regulatory · updated 2027-12-31

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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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Allergen profile

Canonical allergen markers detected on this ingredient. Each row is derived from the ingredient’s name or synonyms matching a known allergen class — useful when scanning a label for a specific allergy context.

  • DairyContains · Oral (ingested)

    Source: chemindex_name_match

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

Source records

760

Named organisations

6

Cleaning products and household careIndustrial productsSpecialty occupational productsBatteriesPersonal careRaw materials

Typical roles

HumectantFlavouringAstringentOral careAntimicrobial
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Catalog

Found in these products

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

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Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Zinc chloride in the catalog.