Ingredient Dictionary

BASIC VIOLET 10

D&C Red No. 19 can cause cancer according to The Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Definition

D&C Red No. 19 can cause cancer according to The Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Source: PubChem

US FDA substance register · UNII K7G5SCF8IL · registered name RHODAMINE B · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Adds colourCOLORANT

Safety & regulatory references

Banned: Argentina · ASEAN · Brazil · Canada · China · European Union · South Korea · United Kingdom
Restricted: Japan
Allowed colourant: United States

Source: ASEAN Cosmetic Directive · EU Cosmetics Regulation · Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist · MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information · UK cosmetics regulations (OPSS) · US FDA prohibited and restricted ingredients

Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist · prohibited in cosmetics

Source: Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist

Restriction II/398 · Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

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

Names & identifiers

BASIC VIOLET 10INCI염기성자색10호Korean label name (MFDS standard)Ethanaminium, N-[9-(2-carboxyphenyl)-6-(diethylamino)-3H-xanthen-3-ylidene]-N-ethyl-, chlorideSynonym

CAS No.chemical registry number: 81-88-9
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 201-383-9
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID6042369
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID: DTXCID4022369

IUPAC: 9-(2-Carboxyphenyl)-3,6-bis(diethylamino)xanthen-10-ium chloride
Molecular formula: C28H31ClN2O3
Molecular weight: 479.02 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance: C.i. food red 15 appears as green crystals or reddish-violet powder. Used as a dye, especially for paper, as a metal chelating reagent, and in drugs and cosmetics. · Green crystals or red-violet powder soluble in water, Dilute solutions are fluorescent. [CAMEO]
Solubility: SOL IN WATER, ALCOHOL & ETHER, BENZENE /BASIC ANHYDROUS FORM/ · INSOL IN ORG SOLVENTS /BASIC ANHYDROUS FORM/
Melting/freezing point: 165 ℃
Vapour pressure: 0.000000000000000000189 ㎜Hg (@ 25 ℃, est.)
Water solubility: 12000 ㎎/ℓ (at 25 ℃)
Vapour density: 16.53
Relative density: 0.79
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow): 1.95
Molecular weight: 479.0

Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.

Source: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)

What products actually use it for

What the 5 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.

Dye5

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

3 skin studies and 3 eye studies are on record.

Classed as low1

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 6 studies

Classification not possible
Skin Irritation · Screening
Classification not possible
Skin Sensitization · Screening
Category 6.3B (Category 3)
Skin Irritation · Read Across
Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 2
Eye Irritation · Screening
Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
Eye Irritation · Read Across
Classification not possible
Eye Irritation · Screening