Food use
Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.
The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.
- beauty
- cleaning
- food
- industrial
Ammonium fluoride
CAS 15818-75-4 · 70/100 · High conf.
Also registered as 16 other CAS numbers
16099-75-5 · 70786-97-9 · 102089-31-6 · 124633-37-0 · 133332-88-4 · 153985-02-5 · 161288-32-0 · 178115-94-1 · 204322-87-2 · 215303-13-2 · 357290-87-0 · 502760-32-9 · 950196-00-6 · 1256490-43-3 · 2236564-85-3 · 12125-01-8
Concern score
70/100High concern based on regulatory listings.
High confidence
Ammonium fluoride in plain language
Also known as Ammonium fluorure · Fluorek amonowy · Fluorure d'ammonium · Fluoruro amonico · azanium fluoride · Ammonium fluoride ((NH4)F)
Show all 14 names
Ammoniumfluorid · NH4F · Neutral ammonium fluoride · Un 2505 · ammonium fluoride (sara iii) · ammonium fluoride (cercla) · azanium;fluoride · fluoruro de amonio
Used in cosmetics as an antiplaque and an oral-care ingredient.
- Antiplaque
- Oral care
- High concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is restricted in EU cosmetics.
Why it's flagged
Ammonium fluoride is restricted in cosmetic products under Annex III of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009.
RestrictedEU EC — restricted
The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.
Regulation
Restrictions first, then routine listings from published regulatory sources.
- EU Annex III — restricted
- EU restricted in cosmetics
- Found in consumer products
- Beauty
- Cleaning
- Pharma
- Food
- Industrial
- View source →restricted
EUEC
Annex III of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances which cosmetic products must not contain except subject to the restrictions laid down. Product types: Oral products Maximum concentration: 0,15 % calculated as F. When mixed with other fluorine compounds permitted under this Annex, total F concentration must not exceed 0,15 % Conditions of use and warnings: Contains ammonium fluoride. For any toothpaste with compounds containing fluorine in a concentration of 0,1 to 0,15 % calculated as F unless it is already labelled as contra-indicated for children (e.g. “for adult use only”) the following labelling is obligatory: “Children of 6 years and younger: use a pea-sized amount for supervised brushing to minimise swallowing. In case of intake of…
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 57 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Personal care, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including oral care, Pharmaceutical.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 57 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Personal care, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including oral care, Pharmaceutical.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →
Expert safety opinions
No expert opinion on file for Ammonium fluoride. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.
SCCS
EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety
No SCCS opinion on file.
CIR
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)
No CIR safety assessment on file.
Evidence & sources
No graded research studies for Ammonium fluoride yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.
Where this comes from
- Open →
CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
- Open →
EU CosIng Cosmetics Regulation Annexes
regulatory · updated 2013-05-14
- Open →
EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated 2020-04-22
- Open →
EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
- Open →
FDA GSRS UNII
registry · updated 2026-02-26
- Open →
openFDA Substance
registry · updated 2026-05-24
- Open →
PubChem Live Enrichment
chemistry · updated 2026-05-17
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Good fit
Fragrance avoidance
No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.
This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.
Where it has been recorded
How often EPA CPDat has listed Ammonium fluoride in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.
Source records
57
Named organisations
2
Laboratory suppliesPersonal careFood and drugIndustrial productsHome maintenanceMedical/dental
Typical roles
AntiplaqueOral care