We are offering lead acetate. Lead(ii) acetate (pb(ch3coo)2), also known as lead acetate, lead diacetate, plumbous acetate, sugar of lead, lead sugar, salt of saturn, and goulard's powder, is a white crystalline chemical compound with a sweetish taste. It is made by treating lead(ii) oxide with acetic acid. Like other lead compounds, it is toxic. Lead acetate is soluble in water and glycerin. With water it forms the trihydrate, pb(ch3coo)2·3h2o, a colorless or white efflorescent monoclinic crystalline substance. The substance is used as a reagent to make other lead compounds and as a fixative for some dyes. In low concentrations, it is the principal active ingredient in progressive types of hair coloring dyes.[citation needed] lead(ii) acetate is also used as a mordant in textile printing and dyeing, as a drier in paints and varnishes, and in preparing other lead compounds