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Lead acetate

CAS 17856-14-3

Also registered as 3 other CAS numbers

37280-55-0 · 301-04-2 · 15347-57-6

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Lead acetate in plain language

What it is

Also known as lead salt Acetic acid · Bleiacetat · PC-048001 · acetate de plomb · acetato de plomo

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a hair dye.

  • Hair dyeing
  • Colourant
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Lead acetate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActiveRestriction: II/289
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 21 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Dye.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 21 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Dye.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Lead acetate. 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 Lead acetate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

3 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated November 2014

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Lead acetate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

21

Named organisations

6

Laboratory suppliesPersonal care

Typical roles

Hair dyeingColourant
See products using Lead acetate →