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Ammonium thiocyanate

CAS 1189-67-9

Also registered as 10 other CAS numbers

1674-80-2 · 14314-30-8 · 15268-45-8 · 92568-90-6 · 101218-28-4 · 113506-91-5 · 1147550-11-5 · 2579695-19-3 · 2778879-51-7 · 1762-95-4

Ammonium thiocyanate chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Ammonium thiocyanate in plain language

What it is

Also known as Ammonium isothiocyanate · Ammonium rhodanide · Thiocyanic acid ammonium salt (1:1) · Ammonium salt thiocyanic acid · azanium thiocyanate · Ammonium sulfocyanide

Show all 21 names

Ammonium Thiocyanate Crystals · Ammonium cyanide sulfide (NH4CNS) · Ammonium rhodanate · Ammonium sulfocyanate · Ammoniumrhodanid · CH4N2S · Rhodanid · ammonium salt Rhodanine · Thiocyanic acid, ammonium salt (1:1) · Trans-aid · Usaf EK-P-433 · Weedazol tl · ammonium cyanosulfanide · ammonium thiocyanate (sara iii) · ammonium thiocyanate (cercla)

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an antiperspirant, an oral-care ingredient and a pH buffer. Thiocyanic acid, ammonium salts.

  • Antiperspirant
  • Oral care
  • Buffering
  • Oxidising
  • Reducing
  • Viscosity controlling
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 thiocyanate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Pharma
  • Food
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActiveThiocyanic acid, ammonium salts
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 151 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Specialty occupational products, Medical/dental. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Viscosity modifier, pH regulating agent, oral care.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 151 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Specialty occupational products, Medical/dental. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Viscosity modifier, pH regulating agent, oral care.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 thiocyanate. 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 thiocyanate 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

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  • 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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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.

  • SoyContains · Oral (ingested)

    Source: chemindex_name_match

Suitability

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

Food use

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.

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

Source records

151

Named organisations

4

Laboratory suppliesSpecialty occupational productsMedical/dentalBatteriesFood and drugRaw materials

Typical roles

AntiperspirantOral careBufferingOxidisingReducingViscosity controlling
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