What does it do in cosmetics?

Ingredient Dictionary

HC BLUE NO. 8

Cosmetic roles

Dyes hairHAIR DYEING

Safety & regulatory references

Banned: Argentina · ASEAN · Brazil · China · European Union · South Korea · Taiwan · United Kingdom

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

EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex II (prohibited substances), entry 1303

Source: EU prohibited substances (Annex II)

Restriction II/1303

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

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

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name ＨＣ青８: 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

HC BLUE NO. 8INCI에치씨청색8호Korean label name (MFDS standard)9,10-Anthracenedione, 1-[(3-aminopropyl)amino]-4-(methylamino)-SynonymＨＣ青８Japanese labelling name

CAS No.chemical registry number: 22366-99-0
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 244-938-0
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID50176901
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID: DTXCID2099392

IUPAC: 1-[(3-Aminopropyl)amino]-4-(methylamino)anthracene-9,10-dione
Molecular formula: C18H19N3O2
Molecular weight: 309.369 g/mol

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

1 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.

Classed as moderate1

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 1 studies

SkinIrr2
Skin Irritation · QSAR Predicted