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Ammonium sulfate

CAS 44071-93-4

Also registered as 7 other CAS numbers

57973-73-6 · 64006-53-7 · 82168-61-4 · 122364-22-1 · 122393-13-9 · 428816-32-4 · 7783-20-2

Ammonium sulfate chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Ammonium sulfate in plain language

What it is

Also known as ACS reagent Ammonium sulfate · Diammonium sulfate · Sulfuric acid ammonium salt (1:2) · azane;sulfuric acid · AKOS015902403 · Ammonium sulphate (2:1)

Show all 41 names

Actimaster AMS · Aluminum sulphate · Ammonia Sulphate · Ammonium S02 · Ammonium sulfate, 99.999% trace metals basis · Ammonium sulfate, ACS reagent, >=99% · Ammonium sulfate, ACS reagent, >=99.0% · AR Ammonium sulfate · Ammonium sulfate, BioUltra, >=99.5% (T) · Ammonium sulfate, BioXtra, >=99.0% · Ammonium sulfate, JIS special grade, >=99.5% · Ammonium sulfate, SAJ first grade, >=99.0% · Ammonium sulfate, USP, 99.0-100.5% · Ammonium sulfate, puriss., >=99% · Ammonium sulfate, technical grade, 99% · Ammonium sulfate-ammonium nitrate mixt. · Ammonium sulphate · Ammoniumsulfat · BS-22309 · Coaltrol LPA 40 · H8N2O4S · Nonne-Apelt's reagent · Sulfuric acid diammonium salt · T64988 · ammonium sulfate (2:1) · ammonium sulfate (2:1) (sara iii) · ammonium sulfate (sara 313) · ammonium sulfate (sara iii) · ammonium sulphate (ammonium sulfate) · Ammonium sulfate solution · Ammonium sulphate solution · Ammonium sulfate solution, 3.2 M · ammonium sulfate (2:1) (solution) (sara 313) · ammonium sulfate (solution) (sara iii) · ammonium sulfate (solution) (sara 313)

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a thickener.

  • Viscosity controlling
  • Thickener
  • Flavouring
  • Stabiliser
  • Raising agent
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. Ammonium sulfate appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • Inactive ingredient in US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • Pharma
  • Industrial
  • USFDAinactive ingredient database2 entries
    • Route: INTRAVENOUS; Dosage form: INJECTABLE, LIPOSOMAL; Maximum daily exposure: 81 mgSource →
    • Route: INTRAVENOUS; Dosage form: INJECTION, SUSPENSION, LIPOSOMAL; Potency: 0.2 %w/vSource →
  • EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
    • Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 275 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Furniture and furnishings, Tools. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Viscosity modifier, Thickening agent, Reducing agent.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 275 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Furniture and furnishings, Tools. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Viscosity modifier, Thickening agent, Reducing agent.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 Ammonium sulfate. 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 Ammonium sulfate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

7 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated may 16, 2016

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA Inactive Ingredient Database

    regulatory · updated 2026-01-09

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

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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 Ammonium sulfate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

275

Named organisations

6

Construction and building materialsFurniture and furnishingsToolsIndustrial productsLaboratory suppliesLandscape/yard

Typical roles

Viscosity controllingThickenerFlavouringStabiliserRaising agent
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Catalog

Found in these products

Cosmetic and personal-care products that list Ammonium sulfate are shown first. Their ingredient lists include Ammonium sulfate; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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