Food use
Nothing to weigh for this context yet.
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.
- industrial
Ammonium bisulfite
CAS 10192-30-0
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
Ammonium bisulfite in plain language
Also known as Ammonium acid sulfite · Ammonium hydrogen sulfite · Sulfurous acid ammonium salt (1:1) · Monoammonium salt sulfurous acid · azanium hydrogen sulfite · Ammonium Bisulfite - In water
Show all 20 names
Ammonium bisulfite (NH4HSO3) · Ammonium hydrogensulphite · Ammonium hydrosulfite · Ammonium monosulfite · hydrogen Ammonium sulfite · Ammoniumbisulfit · Monoammonium sulfite · Sulfurous acid, ammonium salt (1:1) · UNII-8MW949D9GE · ammonium bisulfite (sara iii) · ammonium bisulfite (cercla) · ammonium bisulphite · ammonium hydrogensulfite · azanium;hydrogen sulfite
Used in consumer products as a preservative and a hair waving/straightening agent.
- Preservative
- Hair waving/straightening
- We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.
Regulation
No restrictions found. Ammonium bisulfite appears in these published regulatory listings.
- Found in consumer products
- Industrial
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 380 composition records across product categories including Specialty occupational products, Medical/dental, Batteries. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Preservative, Reducing agent, Hair waving or straightening.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 380 composition records across product categories including Specialty occupational products, Medical/dental, Batteries. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Preservative, Reducing agent, Hair waving or straightening.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →
Evidence & sources
No graded research studies for Ammonium bisulfite yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.
Where this comes from
Allergen profile
Canonical allergen markers detected on this ingredient. Each row is derived from the ingredient’s name or synonyms matching a known allergen class — useful when scanning a label for a specific allergy context.
- SulphitesContains · Oral (ingested)
Source: chemindex_name_match
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
No signal in this context
Fragrance avoidance
Nothing to weigh for this context yet.
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 bisulfite in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.
Source records
380
Named organisations
3
Specialty occupational productsMedical/dentalBatteries
Typical roles
PreservativeHair waving/straightening
Found in these products
Their ingredient lists include Ammonium bisulfite; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.
