What is this ingredient?

미국 FDA 물질 등록 · UNII R68OT0N83K · 등록명 INDANTHRENE · 단일 화학물질

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Ingredient Dictionary

CI 69800

CI 69800 is classed chemically as an anthraquinone colour.

Definition

US FDA substance register · UNII R68OT0N83K · registered name INDANTHRENE · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

CI 69800 is classed chemically as an anthraquinone colour. It conforms to the formula:

Cosmetic roles

Adds colourCOLORANT

Safety & regulatory references

Restricted: ASEAN · China · European Union · Taiwan
Allowed colourant: ASEAN · Taiwan

Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information · ASEAN Cosmetic Directive · Taiwan FDA cosmetic ingredients

Argentina · Brazil

Field of application and/or use : Dye Substances allowed for all kinds of products.

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 95

Source: EU allowed colourants (Annex IV)

Restriction IV/95

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

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

Names & identifiers

CI 69800INCI5,9,14,18-Anthrazinetetrone, 6,15-dihydro-Synonym

CAS No.chemical registry number: 81-77-6
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 201-375-5
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID2026280
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID: DTXCID406280

IUPAC: 6,15-Dihydrodinaphtho[2,3-a:2',3'-h]phenazine-5,9,14,18-tetrone
Molecular formula: C28H14N2O4
Molecular weight: 442.43 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance: Vat blue 4 appears as blue needles with a metallic luster or fine fluffy deep blue powder. (NTP, 1992) · Liquid, Dry Powder, CBI
Melting point: 878 to 932 °F (decomposes) (NTP, 1992)
Solubility: less than 1 mg/mL at 70 °F (NTP, 1992) · PRACTICALLY INSOL IN ORGANIC SOLVENTS
Stability: INDANTHRENE BLUE R, USUAL COMMERCIAL GRADE, IS EXTREMELY STABLE TO LIGHT & HEAT, BUT SENSITIVE TO CHLORINE · EXCELLENT DURABILITY & LIGHT-FASTNESS, NOT DECOMPOSED BY HEATING TO 250 °C
Odour: odourless
Flammability (solid, gas): combustible
Vapour pressure: (2E-018 mg/L at 25℃)
Water solubility: 0.0000324 ㎎/ℓ (@ 25 ℃, est.)
Vapour density: 15.27
Relative density: 1.567 (@ 20 ℃)
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow): 7.730 (est.)
Auto-ignition temperature: 388 ℃
Decomposition temperature: 485 ℃
Molecular weight: 442.43

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 16 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.

Pigment10
Dye4
Processing aids not otherwise specified2

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

3 skin studies and 2 eye studies are on record.

Classed as low4

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 5 studies

Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to
Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 429 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay)
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) (adopted may 1981) according to
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to