Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII ASK6KXJ6RP · registered name 2,6-DIMETHYL-P-PHENYLENEDIAMINE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Dyes hairHAIR DYEING
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
2,6-DIMETHYL-P-PHENYLENEDIAMINEINCI2,6-다이메틸-P-페닐렌다이아민Korean label name (MFDS standard)
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 7218-02-2
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 230-608-3
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID30222511
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID60145002
- IUPAC
- 2,6-Dimethylbenzene-1,4-diamine
- Molecular formula
- C8H12N2
- Molecular weight
- 136.198 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 1 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.
- Dye1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
1 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.
Classed as moderate1
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 1 studies
- SkinSens1
Skin Sensitization · QSAR Predicted
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard