What does Zinc nitrate do?

Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent.

Is Zinc nitrate safe?

We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

beauty
industrial

Zinc nitrate

CAS 22842-96-2

Also registered as 5 other CAS numbers

2301016-41-9 · 2379621-26-6 · 2411835-47-5 · 2414553-22-1 · 7779-88-6

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Zinc nitrate in plain language

What it is: Also known as Nitrate de zinc · Nitric acid, zinc salt (2:1) · Zinc dinitrate · Celloxan · zinc salt Nitric acid · UN1514
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UNII-EDO66F5U49 · X 4 (nitrate) · Zinc(ii) nitrate · Zinc nitrate (Zn(NO3)2) · zinc nitrate (sara iii) · zinc nitrate (6-hydrate) · zinc nitrate (sara 313) (cercla) · zinc(2+) dinitrate · zinc(2+) ion dinitrate
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent.
Skin conditioning
Conditioner
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. Zinc nitrate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Industrial

EUCosIngActiveRestriction: III/24
- Restriction: III/24Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 20 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, passivation coating component.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 20 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, passivation coating component.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 Zinc nitrate. 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 Zinc nitrate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

6 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
Open →
EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated January 7, 2008
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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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 Zinc nitrate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

Named organisations

Laboratory supplies

Typical roles

Skin conditioningConditioner

See products using Zinc nitrate →