Ingredient profile

AMMONIUM HY DROXIDE

bufferingdenaturantCAS 1336-21-6

At least one of our safety lists speaks to this ingredient.

Where each list lands

Funding shown

Safe
Greenlens Ingredient Scan
Independent
No EU-regulated hazard recognized for this ingredient.
Safe
Greenlens Precautionary Screen
Independent
No listed hazard trait recognized for this ingredient.
Safe
Greenlens Tolerance Screen
Independent
No prohibited or high-risk classification for this ingredient.

Also screened — not on these lists

Health Canada Ingredient Hotlist
California Proposition 65
US NTP Report on Carcinogens
IARC Monographs
ANSES Endocrine Disruptors
EU Microplastics Restriction
EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI)

Where regulators stand

Shown side by side, never combined

Each jurisdiction is reported on its own terms, from its own official lists. Where they disagree, that disagreement is the finding. Absence from a list is never a safety claim.

European Union
Restricted
Allowed only under stated conditions or limits.
- European Commission · EU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted)Listed in Annex III of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (ref 4) — allowed only under restrictions (max 6% (as NH3)).
Canada
No listing found
Not on the lists we hold for this jurisdiction. That is an absence of a listing, not a safety finding.
Checked: Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist.
California
No listing found
Not on the lists we hold for this jurisdiction. That is an absence of a listing, not a safety finding.

Found in 1 product

WellaColorcharm Permanent Gel Haircolor, Light Blonde 8 N / 811safety 8

Where each list lands

Where regulators stand

European Union

Canada

California

Found in 1 product

United States (federal)