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SILVER NITRATE

Silver(1+) nitrate is a silver salt and an inorganic nitrate salt.

Korean limit
4%
Molecular structure

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 0 list it before the 1% line and 1 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

1 of 1 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first

Definition

Silver(1+) nitrate is a silver salt and an inorganic nitrate salt. It has a role as a NMR chemical shift reference compound and an astringent.

Source: PubChem

US FDA substance register · UNII 95IT3W8JZE · registered name Silver Nitrate · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Dyes hairHAIR DYEING

Safety & regulatory references

Banned
ASEAN
Restricted or banned
ASEAN · South Korea
Restricted
United Kingdom

Source: ASEAN Cosmetic Directive · MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information · EU Cosmetics Regulation · UK cosmetics regulations (OPSS)

Argentina · Brazil

  • Field of application and/or use : for products intended for coloring eyebrows and eyelashes only
  • Maximum concentration permitted at final product : 4%
  • Use conditions and warnings that must appear on the label : It contains silver nitrate. Rinse immediately if eye contact.

United States

  • Eye Area : Yes
  • Generally (Includes Lipsticks) : No
  • External Use : No
  • Specific Limitations and Comments : Externally applied professional-use only cosmetics intended to impart color to the eyebrows and eyelashes; <4%; not intended for use on persons under the age of 16.

China

  • Maximum concentration : 4%

European Union

  • Product Type, body parts : Only for colouring eyelashes and eyebrows
  • Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation : 4%
  • Wording of conditions of use and warnings : Contains silver nitrate Rinse eyes immediately if product comes into contact with them

Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information

Korea’s toxic-substance GHS classification: Danger · H410 (category 1) · H400 (category 1) · H314 (category 1) · +1 more

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex III (restricted substances), entry 48 · maximum concentration 4% · applies to Only for colouring eyelashes and eyebrows

Source: EU restricted substances (Annex III)

Restriction III/48 · Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name 硝酸銀: 本品は、硝酸の銀塩であり、次の化学式で表される。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

SILVER NITRATEINCI실버나이트레이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Nitric acid, silver(1+) saltSynonym硝酸銀Japanese labelling name
CAS No.chemical registry number
7761-88-8
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
231-853-9
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
DTXSID3032042
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
DTXCID1012042
IUPAC
Silver(1+) nitrate
Molecular formula
AgNO3
Molecular weight
169.872 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance
Silver nitrate appears as a colorless or white crystalline solid becoming black on exposure to light or organic material. · Liquid, Large Crystals, Dry Powder
Odour
Odorless · odourless
Boiling point
824 °F at 760 mmHg (Decomposes) (NTP, 1992) · 440 °C (decomposes)
Melting point
414 °F (NTP, 1992) · 212 °C
Solubility
greater than or equal to 100 mg/mL at 61 °F (NTP, 1992) · For more Solubility (Complete) data for SILVER NITRATE (6 total), please visit the HSDB record page.
Density
4.35 at 66.2 °F (USCG, 1999) - Denser than water, will sink · 5.35
Stability
Light sensitive. · On exposure to air or light in the presence of organic matter, silver nitrate becomes grey or greyish-black.
pH
Aqueous and alcoholic soln are neutral to litmus, pH about 6 · 6
Colour
colourless
Melting/freezing point
212 ℃
Initial boiling point and range
440 ℃()
Flash point
40 ℃
Flammability (solid, gas)
not flammable
Vapour pressure
0.002 ㎜Hg((250℃))
Water solubility
548 g/ℓ (0℃)
Vapour density
4.35
Relative density
5.35
Decomposition temperature
212 ℃
Molecular weight
169.87

Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.

Source: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)

What products actually use it for

What the 8 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.

  • Intermediate2
  • Conductive agent2
  • Dye1
  • Photosensitive agent1
  • Stabilizing agent1
  • Oxidizing agent1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

7 skin studies and 3 eye studies are on record.

Classed as highly irritating1

The study conclusions largely agree (100%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.

See all 10 studies
  • Category 6.3A (Category 2)
    Skin Irritation · Read Across
  • Classification not possible
    Skin Sensitization · Screening
  • Skin Corr. 1B
    Skin Irritation · Authoritative
  • Not likely to be sensitizing
    skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to EPA OPPTS 870.2600 (Skin Sensitisation)
  • Category 8.2B (Category 1B)
    Skin Irritation · Read Across
  • Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 1
    Skin Irritation · Screening
  • Category 1
    Skin Irritation · Screening
  • Category 8.3A (Category 1)
    Eye Irritation · Read Across
  • Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
    Eye Irritation · Read Across
  • Category 1
    Eye Irritation · Screening

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

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