Sodium chlorate is an inorganic sodium salt that has chlorate as the counter-ion.
- Korean limit
- 3%
Definition
Sodium chlorate is an inorganic sodium salt that has chlorate as the counter-ion. An oxidising agent, it is used for bleaching paper and as a herbicide. It is also used in the manufacture of dyes, explosives and matches. It has a role as a herbicide. It is a chlorate salt and an inorganic sodium salt.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII T95DR77GMR · registered name SODIUM CHLORATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
- Restricted
- China · Taiwan · United Kingdom
Source: ASEAN Cosmetic Directive · EU Cosmetics Regulation · MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information · Taiwan FDA cosmetic ingredients · Taiwan FDA cosmetic regulations · UK cosmetics regulations (OPSS)
Argentina · Brazil
- Field of application and/or use : (a) Toothpaste (b) Other uses
- Maximum concentration permitted at final product : (a) 5% (b) 3%
ASEAN
- Field of application and/or use : (a) Toothpaste (b) Other uses
- Maximum authorised concentration in the finished cosmetic product : (a) 5% (b) 3%
South Korea
- Maximum concentration : 3%
European Union
- Product Type, body parts : (a) Toothpaste (b) Other products
- Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation : (a) 5% (b) 3%
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Korea’s toxic-substance GHS classification: Danger · H301 (category 3) · H271 (category 1)
Restriction III/6
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 7775-09-9
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 231-887-4
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID7026025
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID206025
- IUPAC
- Sodium chlorate
- Molecular formula
- ClNaO3
- Molecular weight
- 106.44 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- solid
- Colour
- colourless, white
- Odour
- odourless
- Melting/freezing point
- 248 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- ~
- Water solubility
- 100 g/100㎖ (20℃)
- Vapour density
- 3.7
- Relative density
- 2.5
- Decomposition temperature
- 300 ℃
- Molecular weight
- 106.44
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: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 45 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.
- Chemical reaction regulator24
- Bleaching agent5
- Soil amendments3
- Oxidizing agent3
- Biocide2
- Plating agent2
- Intermediate2
- Fuel agents2
2 other uses
- Deodorizer1
- pH regulating agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
7 skin studies and 3 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 10 studies
- Classification not possible
Skin Irritation · Screening - Classification not possible
Skin Sensitization · Screening - Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) according to EPA OPPTS 870.2600 (Skin Sensitisation) according to EU Method B.6 (Skin Sensitisation) - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · EPA OPP 81-5 (Acute Dermal Irritation) according to OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to - Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to EPA OTS 798.4100 (Skin Sensitisation) equivalent or similar to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) - Category 6.5B (Category 1)
Skin Sensitization · Read Across - Category 6.3B (Category 3)
Skin Irritation · Read Across - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · EPA OPP 81-4 (Acute Eye Irritation) according to OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to - Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
Eye Irritation · Read Across - Classification not possible
Eye Irritation · Screening
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Tissue residues, metabolism, and excretion of radiolabeled sodium chlorate (Na[36Cl]O3) in rats. · 2007
- [The influence of polyunsaturated fat acids on the development of artificially caused exudative skin necrosis in rats]. · 2006
- The influence of polyunsaturated fat acids on the development of artificially caused exudative skin necrosis in rats · 2006
- Instabilities and coarsening of stressed crystal surfaces in aqueous solution. · 2006
- Oral sodium chlorate, topical disinfection and weaning age modify Salmonella enterica shedding in pigs. · 2006
Linked databases 25
- ASEAN Cosmetic Directive
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- EU Cosmetics Regulation
- 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
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- Taiwan FDA cosmetic ingredients
- Taiwan FDA cosmetic regulations
- 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)
- US National Toxicology Program reports
- Wikidata
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