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Silver nitrate (CAS No. 7761-88-8)

IS 4707 Part 2:2025 Annex B permits this ingredient only subject to the stated fields of use, limits, requirements and label warnings.

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Regulatory decision and full conditions

Status
Restricted
Legal role
Binding rule
Regulatory summary
IS 4707 Part 2:2025 Annex B permits this ingredient only subject to the stated fields of use, limits, requirements and label warnings.
Conditions and restrictions
Field of application/use: Solely for products intended for colouring eyelashes and eyebrows | Maximum authorised concentration: 4 percent a)Contains silver nitrate; and | Label conditions/warnings: b)Rinse the eyes immediately if product comes into contact with them.

Substance identity

Official source name
Silver nitrate (CAS No. 7761-88-8)
CAS
7761-88-8
EC
231-853-9
Identity mapping
cas_number
Linked ingredient
SILVER NITRATE
Search this identity across the siteCAS 7761-88-8EC 231-853-9

Linked CosIng identity data

Names and aliases

SILVER NITRATEsilver nitrateargenti nitras

CosIng description: Silver nitrate

EU inventory restriction note: III/48

Recorded cosmetic function: HAIR DYEING

Function pages:HAIR DYEING

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Cross-market snapshot for this identity

Exact linked records currently present in this site. An absent market means no imported exact match, not permission to use the substance.

8 market datasets

United States

Permitted list with conditions

1 linked record · 1 with specific conditions

Open supporting record
PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 7761-88-8
CAS 7761-88-8PubChem CID 24470

Verified chemistry for CAS 7761-88-8

Silver Nitrate

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. — ChEBI

IUPAC name
silver nitrate
Molecular formula
AgNO3
Molecular weight
169.873 g/mol
Exact mass
168.89291 Da
Monoisotopic mass
168.89291 Da
Topological polar surface area
62.9 Ų
Molecular complexity
18.0
Formal charge
0
Hydrogen-bond donors
0
Hydrogen-bond acceptors
3
Rotatable bonds
0
Heavy atoms
5
Covalent units
2

Names and synonyms reported to PubChem

Argenti nitrasLunar causticNitrate d'argentSilver mononitrateSilver(1+) nitrateSilbernitratNitric acid silver(I) saltAgNO3
16 more reported names
ArgerolNitric acid silver(1+) saltNitrato de plataSilver nitrate(DOT)Caswell No. 737Argentum nitricumSilver(I) nitrate (1:1)UTS Silverator Water Treatment Unit95IT3W8JZEEPA Pesticide Chemical Code 072503NSC-135800CHEBI:32130Silver Nitrate, AlcoholiccausticAvocaVet one
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External database identifiers
Advanced structure statistics
Defined atom stereocentres
0
Undefined atom stereocentres
0
Defined bond stereocentres
0
Undefined bond stereocentres
0
3D conformers
0
Machine-readable structure identifiers
SMILES
[N+](=O)([O-])[O-].[Ag+]
InChI
InChI=1S/Ag.NO3/c;2-1(3)4/q+1;-1
InChIKey
SQGYOTSLMSWVJD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-08-31 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.

Official source and provenance

Registered source
India BIS IS 4707 cosmetic ingredient standards
Source reference
IS 4707 (Part 2):2025 Annex B, entry 48
Source record ID
annex-b:48
Source version
IS 4707 (Part 2):2025, fifth revision
Source language
English
Translation status
Original is English
Effective date
2025-08-09
Source updated
2025-08-09
Snapshot checked
2026-08-31 15:30 UTC
Validation method
206 text layers; Annex A 1-1614 and Annex B 1-313 with seven lettered source rows
SHA-256
905dd0326361c53da8a354b948331946951ac3ae27d60d8e2474efb051239603

Registered dataset notes

Dataset coverage
Complete current Part 2:2025 Annex A prohibited and Annex B restricted rows; Parts 1, 3 and 4 remain linked official checks
Authority note
Indian Standards referenced by the cosmetics regulatory framework; use the controlled current editions
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How this record fits the market dataset

1931
current India records
317
records marked Restricted
1931
records from this source version
1836
market records with CAS identity

Status distribution

Prohibited: 1614Restricted: 317

Condition text is present on 1931 of 1931 current records. An empty condition field is interpreted according to the record type above; it is never converted into an unrestricted-use claim.

India market context

Complete current Part 2 dataset plus official workflow for Parts 1, 3 and 4

Coverage version: Cosmetics Rules 2020 plus current BIS IS 4707 parts (1:2020, 2:2025, 3:2025, 4:2022)

All 1,614 prohibited Annex A rows and 317 numbered/lettered restricted Annex B rows from IS 4707 Part 2:2025; official checks remain for colourants, preservatives and UV filters in Parts 1, 3 and 4.

Verification checklist

  1. Confirm product class and current Cosmetics Rules/gazette amendments.
  2. Check all applicable parts of IS 4707 by exact identity.
  3. Apply Schedule S/other finished-product standards where relevant.
  4. Verify licence/import registration, labelling and testing requirements.

Official market sources

Verification workflow and record completeness

Before using this result in a compliance decision

  1. Confirm that “Silver nitrate (CAS No. 7761-88-8)” and every CAS/EC identifier refer to the material in your supplier specification.
  2. Confirm product class and current Cosmetics Rules/gazette amendments.
  3. Check all applicable parts of IS 4707 by exact identity.
  4. Apply Schedule S/other finished-product standards where relevant.
  5. Verify licence/import registration, labelling and testing requirements.
  6. Document the source version and recheck the regulator before manufacture, notification or market placement.

Fields available in this record

  • Official substance nameAvailable
  • CASAvailable
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  • Separate condition textAvailable
  • Effective dateAvailable
  • Snapshot hash and methodAvailable

Questions this page answers

This substance is not unrestricted: cosmetic use is subject to the conditions in the cited official record. Check product type, body area, concentration, purity and warning requirements before deciding whether a formulation is compliant.

If this row does not reproduce conditions, open the cited official detail because omission does not mean unrestricted use. The standards are separate controlled publications; absence from a locally indexed excerpt is not permission.

The record cites IS 4707 (Part 2):2025 Annex B, entry 48, source version IS 4707 (Part 2):2025, fifth revision. Open the official source.

No. CAS helps resolve identity, but jurisdictions can classify the same substance differently and can apply different product scopes, limits, warnings and transition dates.

Stable citation

Silver nitrate (CAS No. 7761-88-8). IS 4707 (Part 2):2025 Annex B, entry 48. India. Source version IS 4707 (Part 2):2025, fifth revision. CosIng Checker regulatory record: https://cosingchecker.com/regulations/in/records/16259/

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Interpretation and limits for India

This substance is not unrestricted: cosmetic use is subject to the conditions in the cited official record.

Check product type, body area, concentration, purity and warning requirements before deciding whether a formulation is compliant.

How to interpret the legal role

The cited row forms part of a binding rule or legally incorporated list for this market.

Evidence on this page

  • Recorded outcome: Restricted
  • Legal role: Binding rule
  • Source version: IS 4707 (Part 2):2025, fifth revision
  • Effective date: 2025-08-09

What it does not prove

The standards are separate controlled publications; absence from a locally indexed excerpt is not permission.

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