Is Ammonium cation safe?

We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

beauty
cleaning
industrial
pharma

Ammonium cation

CAS 14798-03-9

Also registered as 3 other CAS numbers

6684-80-6 · 194419-49-3 · 372952-69-7

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Ammonium cation in plain language

What it is: Also known as Ammonia ion (NH4+) · Ammonium · Ammonium (NH4+) · Ammonium ion · Ammonium ion (NH4+) · Ammonium ION(1+)
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AMMONIUM(1+) · azanium · Ammonium cation with d · Ammonia ion · Ammonia, ion (NH41+) · Ammonium Standard: NH4+ @ 1000 microg/mL in H2O · Ammonium Standard: NH4+ @ 10000 microg/mL in H2O · Ammonium ion(+) · ND4 · NH4(+) · NH4+ · ammonium salt · nitrenium ion · nitrogen(1+)
What it does: We don't have a plain-language description for Ammonium cation yet.
Is it a concern?: We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Ammonium cation appears in these published regulatory listings.

In marketed US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
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Industrial

USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 31 composition records across product categories including Electronics/small appliances, Laboratory supplies, Construction and building materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Processing aids not otherwise specified.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 31 composition records across product categories including Electronics/small appliances, Laboratory supplies, Construction and building materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Processing aids not otherwise specified.Source →
USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 8 active drug products and 8 total products.
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 8 active drug products and 8 total products.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 cation. 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 cation 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

EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated October 2017
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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FDA National Drug Code Directory
regulatory · updated 2027-12-31
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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 Ammonium cation in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

Named organisations

Electronics/small appliancesLaboratory suppliesConstruction and building materialsHome maintenancePersonal careFurniture and furnishings

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Ammonium cation; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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