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BASIC BROWN 4

Molecular structure

Definition

US FDA substance register · UNII 357RPV4TE1 · registered name SOLVENT BROWN 12 · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Dyes hairHAIR DYEING

Safety & regulatory references

Banned
Argentina · ASEAN · Brazil · China · European Union · South Korea · Taiwan · United Kingdom

Source: ASEAN Cosmetic Directive · EU Cosmetics Regulation · MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information · Taiwan FDA cosmetic ingredients · UK cosmetics regulations (OPSS)

EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex II (prohibited substances), entry 1296

Source: EU prohibited substances (Annex II)

Restriction II/1296

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name 塩基性茶4: 本品は、次の化学式で表される頭髪用染料である。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

BASIC BROWN 4INCI1,3-Benzenediamine, 4,4'-[(4-methyl-1,3-phenylene)bis(azo)]bis[6-methyl-Synonym염기성갈색4호Korean label name (MFDS standard)塩基性茶4Japanese labelling name
CAS No.chemical registry number
4482-25-1
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
224-764-1
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
DTXSID5063491
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
DTXCID3040358
IUPAC
4,4'-[(4-Methyl-1,3-phenylene)bis(diazene-2,1-diyl)]bis(6-methylbenzene-1,3-diamine)
Molecular formula
C21H24N8
Molecular weight
388.479 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance
Wet Solid

Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.

Source: PubChem

What products actually use it for

What the 2 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.

  • Dye2

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

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