Ingredient Dictionary

DISPERSE BLUE 1

Disperse Blue 1 can cause cancer according to The World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).

Definition

Disperse Blue 1 can cause cancer according to The World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).

Source: PubChem

US FDA substance register · UNII 2429NAZ8WH · registered name DISPERSE BLUE 1 · 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 · United Kingdom

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

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

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex II (prohibited substances), entry 700

Source: EU prohibited substances (Annex II)

Restriction II/700

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

Reviewed by CIR: Annual Review of Cosmetic Ingredient Safety Assessments: 2007-2010

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Disperse Blue 1

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

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

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name 分散青１: 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

DISPERSE BLUE 1INCI분산청색1호Korean label name (MFDS standard)9,10-Anthracenedione, 1,4,5,8-tetraamino-Synonym分散青１Japanese labelling name

CAS No.chemical registry number: 2475-45-8
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 219-603-7
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID7020188
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID: DTXCID10188

IUPAC: 1,4,5,8-Tetraaminoanthracene-9,10-dione
Molecular formula: C14H12N4O2
Molecular weight: 268.276 g/mol

Measured properties

Melting/freezing point: 331 ℃
Vapour pressure: 0.0000000108 ㎜Hg
Water solubility: 0.03 ㎎/ℓ (at 25℃)
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow): 2.98
Molecular weight: 268.3

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 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

4 skin studies and 2 eye studies are on record.

Classed as moderate2

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

Skin Irrit. 2
Skin Irritation · Authoritative
Classification not possible
Skin Irritation · Screening
Classification not possible
Skin Sensitization · Screening
Skin Sens. 1
Skin Sensitization · Authoritative
Eye Dam. 1
Eye Irritation · Authoritative
Classification not possible
Eye Irritation · Screening