# Silver

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_7440_22_4
Categories: beauty, cleaning, industrial, pharma
Functions: colorant, Biocide, Catalyst, Deodorizer, Dye, Plating agent, Softener and conditioner, Surface modifier, improve solderability, provides the reflective surface., silver frit bus bar, stain and ink resistant top coat/ antimicrobial, tile body
Identifier: 7440-22-4

> Silver is used as colorant / biocide. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern based on regulatory listings.. Assessed from 9 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: Silver (nano) [1 nm < particle diameter ≤ 100 nm] Silver (massive) [particle diameter ≥ 1 mm] is prohibited in cosmetic products under Annex II of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009.

## Regulatory status

- EU: banned — Annex II of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances prohibited in cosmetic products.
- EU: restricted — 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: (a) Toothpaste (b) Mouthwash Maximum concentration: For (a) and (b): 0,05 %
- EU: allowed_listed — Annex IV of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: colorants allowed in cosmetic products. Product types: (a) Lip products (b) Eye shadow Maximum concentration: For (a) and (b): 0,2 %’ Conditions of use and warnings: Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E174)
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1886 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Cons. electronics, mech. appliances, and machinery, Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Dye, Biocide, Deodorizer.
- US: marketed drug occurrence — FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 1 active drug products and 1 total products.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._