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CI 12120

CI Pigment Red 3 is a member of azobenzenes.

Molecular structure

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 0 list it before the 1% line and 1 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

1 of 1 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first

Definition

CI Pigment Red 3 is a member of azobenzenes.

Source: PubChem

US FDA substance register · UNII 7K26S08256 · registered name PIGMENT RED 3 · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

CI 12120 is classed chemically as a monoazo colour. It conforms to the formula:

Cosmetic roles

Adds colourCOLORANT

Safety & regulatory references

Banned
Canada
Restricted or banned
ASEAN · Canada · China · European Union · Japan · South Korea · Taiwan
Restricted
Taiwan
Allowed colourant
ASEAN · Taiwan · United States

Source: Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist · MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information · ASEAN Cosmetic Directive · Taiwan FDA cosmetic ingredients · US FDA prohibited and restricted ingredients

Argentina · Brazil

  • Field of application and/or use : Dye Substances allowed exclusively in products that have short time of skin and hair contact.

Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information

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

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex IV (allowed colourants), entry 10 · maximum concentration Rinse-off products

Source: EU allowed colourants (Annex IV)

Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist · prohibited in cosmetics

Source: Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist

Restriction IV/10 · Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

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

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name 赤221: 本品は、昭和41年厚生省令第30号に示される赤色221号である。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

CI 12120INCI적색221호Korean label name (MFDS standard)2-Naphthalenol, 1-[(4-methyl-2-nitrophenyl)azo]-Synonym赤221Japanese labelling name
CAS No.chemical registry number
2425-85-6
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
219-372-2
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
DTXSID8021226
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
DTXCID80809831
IUPAC
1-[(4-Methyl-2-nitrophenyl)diazenyl]naphthalen-2-ol
Molecular formula
C17H13N3O3
Molecular weight
307.309 g/mol

Measured properties

Melting/freezing point
270~272 ℃
Relative density
1.42 ()
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
4.55
Molecular weight
307.31

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: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)

What products actually use it for

What the 7 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.

  • Pigment5
  • Dye2

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

2 skin studies and 4 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
  • Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
    skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to
  • Category 6.3B (Category 3)
    Skin Irritation · Read Across
  • Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
    eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to
  • Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
    eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to
  • Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
    Eye Irritation · Read Across
  • Moderate or Mild Irritation
    eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

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