Chloramine T is an organic sodium salt derivative of toluene-4-sulfonamide with a chloro substituent in place of an amino hydrogen.
- Korean limit
- 0.20%
How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 0 list it before the 1% line and 1 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
1 of 1 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
Chloramine T is an organic sodium salt derivative of toluene-4-sulfonamide with a chloro substituent in place of an amino hydrogen. It has a role as a disinfectant, an allergen and an antifouling biocide. It contains a chloro(p-tolylsulfonyl)azanide.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII 328AS34YM6 · registered name CHLORAMINE-T ANHYDROUS · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
- Banned
- Canada
- Restricted or banned
- Canada
- Restricted
- United Kingdom
Source: Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist · MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information · ASEAN Cosmetic Directive · EU Cosmetics Regulation · UK cosmetics regulations (OPSS)
Argentina · Brazil
- Maximum concentration permitted at final product : 0.2%
ASEAN
- Maximum authorised concentration in the finished cosmetic product : 0.2%
Taiwan · China
- Maximum concentration : 0.2%
Japan
- Maximum amount per 100 g (Cosmetics not used for mucosa and to be washed away) : 0.30 g
- Maximum amount per 100 g (Cosmetics not used for mucosa and not to be washed away) : 0.10 g
South Korea
- Maximum concentration : 0.20%
European Union
- Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation : 0.2%
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex III (restricted substances), entry 5 · maximum concentration 0.2%
Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist · prohibited in cosmetics
Restriction III/5
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name クロラミンＴ: 本品は、次の化学式で表される芳香族スルホン酸アミドである。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 127-65-1
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 204-854-7
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID6040321
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID4020321
- IUPAC
- Sodium chloro(4-methylbenzene-1-sulfonyl)azanide
- Molecular formula
- C7H7ClNNaO2S
- Molecular weight
- 227.64 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- CBI · White or slightly yellow crystals or crystalline powder, [HSDB]
- Odour
- Slight odor of chlorine
- Melting point
- 170-177 °C decomposes
- Solubility
- Insoluble in benzene, chloroform, and ether, decomposed by alcohol · Soluble in water.
- Density
- Density (trihydrate): 1.4 g/cm³
- Stability
- Decomposes slowly in air, liberating chlorine /trihydrate/ · Loses water on drying. /Trihydrate/
- Flash point
- 192 ℃
- Molecular weight
- 282.7
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 1 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Biocide1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
6 skin studies and 2 eye studies are on record.
The study conclusions largely agree (100%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 8 studies
- Skin corrosion - category 1B
Skin Irritation · Screening - Skin Corr. 1B
Skin Irritation · Authoritative - Category 6.5B (Category 1)
Skin Sensitization · Read Across - Category 8.2C (Category 1C)
Skin Irritation · Read Across - Skin sensitisation - category 1
Skin Sensitization · Screening - Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 2
Skin Irritation · Screening - Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 2
Eye Irritation · Screening - Category 8.3A (Category 1)
Eye Irritation · Read Across
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Microbiota of laboratory channel catfish skin mucosa and aquaria water exposed to chloramine-T trihydrate · 2023
- Chloramine-T application for Trichodina sp. in Arapaima gigas juveniles: Acute toxicity, histopathology, efficacy, and physiological effects. · 2022
- Anaphylactic reaction caused by skin contact with the disinfectant chloramine‐T · 2019
- Control of External Aeromonas salmonicida: Topical Disinfection of Salmonids with Chloramine-T · 1996
- Occupational asthma due to chloramine-T solution. · 1995
Linked databases 27
- ASEAN Cosmetic Directive
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- EU Cosmetics Regulation
- EU restricted substances (Annex III)
- Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist
- Japan Standards for Cosmetics
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information 2 3 4
- PubChem 2
- Taiwan FDA cosmetic ingredients
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- UK cosmetics regulations (OPSS)
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata
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