Is Silver Sulfate safe in cosmetics?
Silver Sulfate has a safety rating of "MODERATE" in our database. EU status: prohibited. US status: restricted.
Moderate
Cosmetic Ingredient
Silver Sulfate
Also known as: Sulfuric acid, silver(1+) salt (1:2), Sulfuric acid, disilver(1+) salt, Disilver monosulfate, Disilver sulfate, Disilver(1+) sulfate (+9 more)
INCI: SILVER SULFATE
Silver Sulfate (CAS 10294-26-5) is a cosmetic cosmetic ingredient functioning as Antimicrobial agent. EU Regulation 1223/2009 status: prohibited. Industrial safety data is also available in the chemical safety database. Same-CAS public records also appear in industrial chemical safety data.
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Auto-generated CPSR Part A draft with source citations
Cross-Vertical Regulatory Divergence
Silver Sulfate is prohibited in EU cosmetics but has active industrial GHS classifications (H318, H400, H410).
Source: Cosmetics: ingredients.eu_status; Chemicals: ghs_classifications.signal_word/hazard_statement_code
Function
Antimicrobial agent
Safety Rating
MODERATE
Chemistry & Identifiers
IUPAC Name
disilver;sulfate
InChIKey
YPNVIBVEFVRZPJ-UHFFFAOYSA-L
Regulatory Status
EU EU Status
prohibited
US US Status
restricted
US Notes
Not specifically restricted in cosmetics
For full compliance data across multiple jurisdictions, use the Substance Compliance tool.
Safety Data
Margin of Safety, dermal absorption, and sensitization profile summaries for Silver Sulfate.
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ECHA REACH Registration
European Chemicals Agency REACH dossier and Substances of Very High Concern listing.
Registration Type
Full
Tonnage Band
1 - 10 tonnes
Substance Type
SUBSTANCE
SVHC Candidate
No
Expanded Jurisdictional Detail
Additional regulatory detail beyond the 7-jurisdiction summary: Saudi SFDA, Korea MFDS, ASEAN ACD, Japan/Korea, Brazil/India, and cross-jurisdictional restriction entries.
KR Korea MFDS Annex 2 (Restricted)
Category: Restricted. Max: 비산화염모제에 0.4%. 산화 염모제에 사용금지
JPKR Japan/Korea Cosmetics
Korea (Restricted): max 0.4%
PubChem Annotations
Safety and regulatory annotations from PubChem (NCBI) aggregated sources.
Safety (1)
Carcinogen Classification
No indication of carcinogenicity to humans (not listed by IARC).
Source: Toxin and Toxin Target Database (T3DB)
Function Categories & List Membership
Cosmetic/Chemical Function Categories
Biocide
Expert Verdict
Expert safety assessment and concern-level summary for Silver Sulfate.
Known Synonyms
Sulfuric acid, silver(1+) salt (1:2)
Sulfuric acid, disilver(1+) salt
Disilver monosulfate
Disilver sulfate
Disilver(1+) sulfate
Silver sulfate (Ag2SO4)
Sulfuric acid disilver salt
Sulfuric acid silver salt (1:2)
Sulfate de diargent(1+)
disilver(1+) sulphate
Disilber(1+)sulfat
sulfato de diplata(1+)
Acido sulfurico, sal de plata (1 +) (1:2)
EINECS 242-941-1
Chemical Function
Biocide
Regulatory Lists
active_ingredient; Europe; Pesticides
Australian Status
AICIS status: listed
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Silver Sulfate allowed in the EU?
Silver Sulfate EU regulatory status: prohibited. This is based on EU Regulation 1223/2009 and its amendments.
What does Silver Sulfate do in cosmetics?
Silver Sulfate functions as: Antimicrobial agent. It is classified as a cosmetic ingredient in our database. CAS number: 10294-26-5.
Is Silver Sulfate used outside cosmetics?
Silver Sulfate also appears in industrial chemical safety data. The cross-vertical cards on this page render same-CAS public rows from the matched databases.
Does Silver Sulfate have different safety status in cosmetics vs industrial chemicals?
Silver Sulfate is prohibited in EU cosmetics but has active industrial GHS classifications (H318, H400, H410).
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