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
Silver nitrate
CAS 8012-12-2 · 70/100 · High conf.
Also registered as 2 other CAS numbers
31890-20-7 · 7761-88-8
Concern score
70/100High concern based on regulatory listings.
High confidence
Silver nitrate in plain language
Also known as SILVER(1+) nitrate · Toughened silver nitrate · Nitric acid SILVER(1+) salt · AgNO3 · Argerol · Caswell No. 737
Show all 22 names
Lunar caustic · Nitrate d'argent · Nitric acid silver(1+) salt (1:1) · Nitric acid silver(I) salt · Silbernitrat · Silver (I) nitrate · Silver mononitrate · Silver nitrate(DOT) · UTS Silverator Water Treatment Unit · nitrato de plata · silver (i) nitrate (1:1) · silver (i) nitrate (1:1) (sara 313) (cercla) · silver nitrate (sara 313) (cercla) · silver nitrate (sara iii) · Argentum nitricum · argenti nitras
Used in cosmetics as a hair dye.
- Hair dyeing
- Colourant
- High concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is restricted in EU cosmetics.
Why it's flagged
Silver nitrate 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.
- In marketed US drugs
- EU Annex III — restricted
- EU restricted in cosmetics
- Found in consumer products
- 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: Only for colouring eyelashes and eyebrows Maximum concentration: 4% Conditions of use and warnings: Contains silver nitrate Rinse eyes immediately if product comes into contact with them
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 262 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Pesticides, Cleaning and safety. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Dye.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 262 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Pesticides, Cleaning and safety. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Dye.Source →
USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 227 active drug products and 250 total products.
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 227 active drug products and 250 total products.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 Silver nitrate. 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 Silver nitrate 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 2010-10-17
- Open →
EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated February 8, 2019
- Open →
EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
- Open →
FDA National Drug Code Directory
regulatory · updated 2030-10-01
- 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 Silver nitrate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.
Source records
262
Named organisations
6
Laboratory suppliesPesticidesCleaning and safetySpecialty occupational productsRaw materialsIndustrial products
Typical roles
Hair dyeingColourant