CHLOROUS ACID
Chlorous Acid is the inorganic acid that conforms to the formula:
CHLOROUS ACID is listed in the EU CosIng inventory, but no direct annex records are linked on this page yet.
Regulatory evidence by market
No rule for this ingredient has been imported for any of the 13 markets tracked here.
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Chemical identity and properties
Chlorous acid
Chlorous acid is a chlorine oxoacid. It is a conjugate acid of a chlorite. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- chlorous acid
- Molecular formula
- ClHO2
- Molecular weight
- 68.46 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 67.9665070 Da
- XLogP3
- 1.4
- Topological polar surface area
- 37.3 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 1
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 2
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
6 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:29219
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL1906899
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID80160853
Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-08-31 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.
Official European Commission record
- CosIng substance ID
- 99776
- Entry status
- Active
- Published in the Official Journal
- Yes
- Recorded by the Commission
- 2023-05-23
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Inventory details for CHLOROUS ACID
INCI name
CHLOROUS ACID
Description
Chlorous Acid is the inorganic acid that conforms to the formula:
Record provenance
- Inventory reference
- cosing-live-99776
- Imported identity
- CHLOROUS ACID
- Source update
- 2023-05-23
Annex records for CHLOROUS ACID
Key data
- ANTICORROSIVE
- Preventing and or inhibiting the corrosion of the packaging material.
- ANTIMICROBIAL
- Preventing and/or slowing down microbial growth.
- DEODORANT
- Reducing and/or eliminating unpleasant odour. Contributing against the formation of malodour on body surfaces.
- ORAL CARE
- Providing cosmetic effects to the oral cavity, e.g. cleansing, deodorising, protecting.
- OXIDISING
- Changing the chemical nature of another ingredient by adding oxygen (or removing hydrogen).
Official EU ingredient-name evidence
The ingredient name exactly matches the official 2025 EU glossary of common ingredient names.
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How CHLOROUS ACID appears in the CosIng inventory
The CosIng inventory lists CHLOROUS ACID as a cosmetic ingredient and this page links it to 0 annex records. The inventory entry captures names and identifiers, while the annex records show where the substance is prohibited, restricted or positively listed in EU cosmetics law.
CHLOROUS ACID is also tagged with 5 cosmetic functions in the official data. Function labels describe intended use, but they do not replace regulatory review of linked annex records before formulation or labelling work.
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Source note for CHLOROUS ACID
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