# Silver nitrate

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_7761_88_8
Categories: beauty, cleaning, food, industrial, pharma
Functions: Dye
Identifier: 7761-88-8

> Silver nitrate is used as dye. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 70/100 — High concern based on regulatory listings.. Assessed from 7 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 70/100 — High concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: Silver nitrate is restricted in cosmetic products under Annex III of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009.

## Regulatory status

- 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: 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
- US: commercial use observed — 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.
- US: marketed drug occurrence — FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 227 active drug products and 250 total products.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._