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.
- industrial
Tetrachloroauric acid
CAS 16903-35-8
Also registered as 10 other CAS numbers
1335-28-0 · 52562-86-4 · 81853-52-3 · 90907-74-7 · 91947-07-8 · 137355-36-3 · 147142-02-7 · 172825-39-7 · 1228031-19-3 · 2569183-85-1
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
Tetrachloroauric acid in plain language
Also known as Chloroauric acid · Gold chloride · Gold trichloride hydrochloride · Gold chloride hcl · AURATE(1-), tetrachloro-, hydrogen, (SP-4-1)- · Aurochloric acid
Show all 25 names
Acid gold trichloride · Gold(3+) hydrogen chloride (1/1/4) · Hydrogen tetrachloroaurate · hydron;tetrachlorogold(1-) · AKOS015901770 · Aurate(1-), tetrachloro-, hydrogen · Aurate(1-), tetrachloro-, hydrogen (1:1), (SP-4-1)- · Auric acid (HAuCl4) · Auric chloride hydrochloride tetrahydrate · Brown gold chloride · Chlorauric acid · Chloroauric(III) acid · Gold aqua · acid Gold tetrachloride · UNII-091KO75T5S · UNII-8H372EGX3V · Vdlsfrryngebej-uhfffaoysa-k · hydron; tetrachlorogold(1-) · Gold (III) chloride solution
Used in consumer products as a colourant and a humectant.
- Colourant
- Humectant
- We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.
Regulation
No restrictions found. Tetrachloroauric acid appears in these published regulatory listings.
- Found in consumer products
- Industrial
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Humectant, Dye.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Humectant, Dye.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 Tetrachloroauric acid yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.
Where this comes from
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
No signal in this context
Where it has been recorded
How often EPA CPDat has listed Tetrachloroauric acid in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.
Source records
2
Named organisations
1
Laboratory supplies
Typical roles
ColourantHumectant