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AMMONIUM TRICHLOROACETATE

CAS 857169-57-4 Updated
18

Safety score · 0–100

Avoid

Derived from EU CosIng regulatory status, PubChem hazard data and published research. How we score.

About

A trichloroacetate salt. Trichloroacetic-acid class is corrosive and used only in controlled chemical peel settings — not appropriate as a general cosmetic ingredient.

Function

EXFOLIATING

Skin benefits

  • Limited to controlled peel applications

Known concerns

  • Corrosive parent acid (TCA)
  • Mucosal and skin damage at low concentrations
  • Not suited to consumer cosmetics

References

EU

EU CosIng database

European Commission cosmetic ingredient registry — regulatory status, restrictions, authorised functions.

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