Food use
Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.
The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.
- beauty
- industrial
Ammonium sulfite
CAS 10196-04-0
Dye · Hair waving or straightening · Preservative
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
Why it's flagged
EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 425 composition records across product categories including Specialty occupational products, Medical/dental, Home maintenance.
Regulation
No restrictions found. Ammonium sulfite appears in these published regulatory listings.
- commercial_presence
- consumer_product_presence
- cpdat_category:beauty|industrial
- definition_level:complete
- definition_type:primary
- ingredient_type:ingredient substance
- occupational_presence
- substance_class:chemical
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 425 composition records across product categories including Specialty occupational products, Medical/dental, Home maintenance. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Preservative, Reducing agent, Hair waving or straightening.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 425 composition records across product categories including Specialty occupational products, Medical/dental, Home maintenance. 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
No graded sources yet for Ammonium sulfite. We publish evidence only once a source is linked and reviewed — this ingredient is in the catalog, but has not been assessed.
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.
Good fit
Fragrance avoidance
No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.
This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.
Where it appears
Prevalence of Ammonium sulfite in our catalog (epa_cpdat).
Products
425
Brands
2
Specialty occupational productsMedical/dentalHome maintenanceUnknown or IndeterminatePersonal care
Typical roles
DyeHair waving or straighteningPreservativeReducing agent