Nickel sulphate

Nickel sulphate in plain language

What it is

Also known as Nickel sulfate · Nickelous sulfate · Nickelous sulphate · Nickel(2+) sulfate · Sulfuric acid NICKEL(2+) salt (1:1) · Sulfuric acid, NICKEL(2+)SALT

Show all 29 names

Sulphuric acid, nickel(ii) salt · Blue salt · NCI-C60344 · Nickel (ii) sulfate · Nickel SULPHATE(1:1) · NICKEL(2+) sulphate · NICKEL(2+) sulphate (1:1) · Nickel(ii) sulfate (1:1) · Nickel(ii) sulphate (1:1) · NiSO4 · Nickel (II) sulfate hexahydrate · Nickel (II) sulphate · Nickel monosulfate · Nickel sulfate (1:1) · Nickel(2+) sulfate (1:1) · Sulfuric acid, nickel(2+) salt (1:1) · nickel (ii) sulfate (1:1) (sara iii) · nickel sulfate (2a carcinogen by iarc & acgih) · nickel sulfate (human carcinogen by iarc & acgih) · nickel sulfate (sara 313) (cercla) · nickel sulfate (sara iii) · nickel sulfate (sara iii) containing ingredient 2 · nickel(2+) ion sulfate

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Nickel sulphate yet.

Is it a concern?

Critical concern: classified for carcinogenic, mutagenic or reproductive toxicity (CMR). It is banned in EU cosmetics.

Why it's flagged

• Cmr

Nickel sulphate is prohibited in cosmetic products under Annex II of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009.

RestrictedEU EC — banned

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.

• EU Annex II — prohibited
• EU prohibited in cosmetics

• EU·EC

  Annex II of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances prohibited in cosmetic products. CMR: Carcinogenic Cat. 1A(),Reprotoxic Cat. 1B(),Mutagenic Cat. 2()

  banned
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• EU·CosIng·ActiveCosmetics Regulation annex II / ref 1100.

  • Cosmetics Regulation annex II / ref 1100.Source →
• US·EPA·commercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 119 composition records across product categories including Batteries, Raw materials, Laboratory supplies.

  • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 119 composition records across product categories including Batteries, Raw materials, Laboratory supplies.Source →
• US·FDA·listed 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 Nickel sulphate. 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.