Sulfate

CAS 14808-79-8 · 40/100 · High conf.

Also registered as 2 other CAS numbers

18785-72-3 · 2582030-92-8

Concern score

40/100Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.

High confidence

Sulfate in plain language

What it is: Also known as Sulfate ion · SULFATE(2-) · Sulphate ion · SULPHATE(2-) · Loa freedom s · SO4
Show all 23 names
SO4(2-) · SO42- · Sulfate (ion 2-) · Sulfate anion · Sulfate anion(2-) · Sulfate dianion · Sulfate ion (SO42-) · Sulfate ions · Sulfate radical anion · Sulfuric acid, ion(2-) · UNII-7IS9N8KPMG · sulfate (SO4) · sulfates · sulphate · tetraoxidosulfate(2-) · tetraoxosulfate(2-) · tetraoxosulfate(VI)
What it does: We don't have a plain-language description for Sulfate yet.
Is it a concern?: Moderate concern: no hazard classifications on record.

Why it's flagged

EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 30 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Specialty occupational products, Personal care.

The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Sulfate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Cleaning
Industrial

EUEFSAConclusion on Pesticides Peer ReviewConclusion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance iron sulfate (EFSA)
- Conclusion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance iron sulfate (EFSA)Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 30 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Specialty occupational products, Personal care.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 30 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Specialty occupational products, Personal 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

Independent scientific assessments cited by the records we hold, with the year and link where the record gives one.

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.
JECFA
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives
No JECFA evaluation on file.
EFSA
European Food Safety Authority
- Conclusion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance iron sulfate (EFSA)
  2012 · EU EFSA listing · Read the source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Sulfate 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

EFSA OpenFoodTox
regulatory · updated 2026-10-04
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated September 2013
Open →
EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
Open →
FDA GSRS UNII
registry · updated 2026-02-26
Open →
openFDA Substance
registry · updated 2026-05-24
Open →
PubChem Live Enrichment
chemistry · updated 2026-05-17
Open →

Suitability

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

Food use

Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.

Good fit

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.

Fragrance avoidance

No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.

Good fit

This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Sulfate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

Named organisations

Laboratory suppliesSpecialty occupational productsPersonal care

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include 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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Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Sulfate in the catalog.