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Zirconium chlorohydrate

CAS 18428-88-1

Zirconium chlorohydrate chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Zirconium chlorohydrate in plain language

What it is

Also known as Zirconium, chlorohydroxyoxo- · Chlorohydroxyzirconium oxide · Chlorido(hydroxido)(oxido)zirconium · Zirconyl chloride (zro(oh)cl) · Zirconyl chloride hydroxide · Zirconyl hydroxychloride

Show all 10 names

oxygen(2-);zirconium(4+);chloride;hydroxide · Q27263936 · Zircosol zc 2 · chlorohydroxyoxozirconium

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an astringent.

  • Astringent
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Zirconium chlorohydrate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActiveRestriction: II/391
  • 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 Astringent.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Astringent.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 Zirconium chlorohydrate. 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 Zirconium chlorohydrate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

6 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 2019-12-31

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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 Zirconium chlorohydrate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

1

Typical roles

Astringent
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