Nickel bis(nitrate)

Nickel bis(nitrate) in plain language

What it is

Also known as Nickel nitrate · Nitric acid nickel (2+) salt (2:1) · Nickel(2+) dinitrate · NICKEL(2+) ion dinitrate · Niccolum Nitricum · Nickel nitrate (Ni(NO3)2)

Show all 17 names

Nickel(2+) nitrate · Nickel(II) nitrate · Nitric acid, nickel(2+) salt · Nitric acid, nickel(2+) salt (2:1) · Nitric acid, nickel(II) salt · nickel dinitrate · nickel nitrate (sara iii) · nickel(2+);dinitrate · nickel(ii) nitrate(1:2) · nickelous nitrate · nickel nitrate (as nickel)

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Nickel bis(nitrate) yet.

Recorded functional uses: Passivation coating component

Is it a concern?

Critical concern: classified for carcinogenic, mutagenic or reproductive toxicity (CMR). It is banned in EU cosmetics.

Why it's flagged

• Cmr

Nickel dinitrate [1]; Nitric acid, nickel salt [2] is prohibited in cosmetic products under Annex II of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009.

RestrictedEU EC — banned

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.

• EU Annex II — prohibited
• EU prohibited in cosmetics

• EU·EC

  Annex II of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances prohibited in cosmetic products. CMR: Carcinogenic Cat. 1B(),Reprotoxic Cat. 1B(),Mutagenic Cat. 2()

  banned
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• EU·CosIng·ActiveCosmetics Regulation annex II / ref 1420.

  • Cosmetics Regulation annex II / ref 1420.Source →
• US·EPA·commercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 29 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Laboratory supplies, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including passivation coating component.

  • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 29 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Laboratory supplies, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including passivation coating component.Source →
• US·FDA·listed 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 Nickel bis(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.