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FLUORESCENT BRIGHTENER 367

Molecular structure

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 3 list it before the 1% line and 0 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

3 of 3 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first

Definition

US FDA substance register · UNII Z945S0K4ZW · registered name FLUORESCENT BRIGHTENER 367 · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Safety & regulatory references

Banned
South Korea

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)

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

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name 蛍光増白剤367: 本品は、次の化学式で表される複素環式化合物である。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

FLUORESCENT BRIGHTENER 367INCI플루오레센트브라이트너367Korean label name (MFDS standard)Benzoxazole, 2,2'-(1,4-naphthalenediyl)bis-Synonym蛍光増白剤367Japanese labelling name
CAS No.chemical registry number
5089-22-5
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
225-803-5
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
DTXSID6063698
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
DTXCID4040929
IUPAC
2,2'-(Naphthalene-1,4-diyl)bis(1,3-benzoxazole)
Molecular formula
C24H14N2O2
Molecular weight
362.388 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance
solid
Melting/freezing point
243.54 ℃
Initial boiling point and range
566.23 ℃
Flash point
210 ℃
Vapour pressure
0.00000000000238 ㎜Hg
Water solubility
0.002273 ㎎/ℓ
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
6.15
Molecular weight
362.39

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 10 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.

  • Brightener10

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

2 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.

Classed as low2

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 2 studies
  • Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
    skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) adopted April 24, 2002 according to EU Method B.4 (Acute Toxicity: 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) (adopted 24 April 2002)

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

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