- beauty
- industrial
Sodium trichloroacetate
CAS 2093367-88-3
Also registered as 1 other CAS number
650-51-1
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
Sodium trichloroacetate in plain language
Also known as TCA-sodium · Trichloroacetic acid sodium salt · Acetic acid, 2,2,2-TRICHLORO-, sodium salt (1:1) · Acetic acid, trichloro-, sodium salt · Sodium salt trichloroacetic acid · sodium 2,2,2-trichloroacetate
Show all 28 names
ACP grass killer · Allied Arcadian Sodium TCA · Antiperz · Antyperz · Dow sodium TCA inhibited · Green cross couch grass killer · Konesta · Natriumtrichlooracetaat · Natriumtrichloracetat · Oristar tca · Remazol Salt FD · Stca · Sodio(tricloroacetato di) · Sodium TCA · Sodium TCA inhibited · Sodium trichloroacetic acid · TCA sodium salt · TCA, sel de sodium · Trichloressigsaures natrium · Trichloroctan sodny · Varitox · Weedmaster grass killer
Used in cosmetics as an antimicrobial.
- Antimicrobial
- We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
Regulation
No restrictions found. Sodium trichloroacetate appears in these published regulatory listings.
- Found in consumer products
- Industrial
EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
- Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2 composition records across product categories including Landscape/yard. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Biocide.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2 composition records across product categories including Landscape/yard. 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 Sodium trichloroacetate. 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 Sodium trichloroacetate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.
Where this comes from
- Open →
CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
- Open →
EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated 2019-12-20
- Open →
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
Reference links (1)
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.
- SoyContains · Oral (ingested)
Source: chemindex_name_match
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Fragrance avoidance
Nothing to weigh for this context yet.
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 Sodium trichloroacetate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.
Source records
2
Named organisations
1
Landscape/yard
Typical roles
Antimicrobial