Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII QCG4ES2A26 · registered name 6-AMINO-M-CRESOL · single chemical substance
6-Amino-m-Cresol is the substituted aromatic compound that conforms to the formula:
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
- Banned
- ASEAN · European Union · United Kingdom
- Restricted or banned
- ASEAN · European Union
Source: ASEAN Cosmetic Directive · EU Cosmetics Regulation · MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information · UK cosmetics regulations (OPSS)
China
- Maximum concentration : 1.2%
- Maximum concentration : 2.4%
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex II (prohibited substances), entry 1643
Restriction II/1643: 4-Amino-3-hydroxytoluene when used as a substance in hair and eyelash dye products. · SCCS opinion: Opinion on 6-Amino-m-cresol
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report Amended Report: Safety Assessment of 6-Amino-m-Cresol as Used in Cosmetics
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of 6-Amino-m-Cresol, 6-Amino-o-Cresol, 4-Amino-m-Cresol, 5-Amino-4-Chloro-o-Cresol, 5-Amino-6-Chloro-o-Cresol and 4-Chloro-2-Aminophenol
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 2835-98-5
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 220-620-7
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID20182594
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID60105085
- IUPAC
- 2-Amino-5-methylphenol
- Molecular formula
- C7H9NO
- Molecular weight
- 123.155 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.
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
Related literature
- Final report on the safety assessment of 6-Amino-m-Cresol, 6-Amino-o-Cresol, 4-Amino-m-Cresol, 5-Amino-4-Chloro-o-Cresol, 5-Amino-6-Chloro-o-Cresol, and 4-Chloro-2-Aminophenol. · 2004
- Final Report on the Safety Assessment of 6-Amino-m-Cresol, 6-Amino-o-Cresol, 4-Amino-m-Cresol, 5-Amino-4-Chloro-o-Cresol, 5-Amino-6-Chloro-o-Cresol, and 4-Chloro-2-Aminophenol1 · 2004
Linked databases 20
- ASEAN Cosmetic Directive
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- EU Cosmetics Regulation
- EU prohibited substances (Annex II)
- EU SCCS safety opinions
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information 2 3 4
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- Tlooto literature search 2
- UK cosmetics regulations (OPSS)
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2 3
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata