HC Blue No 2 in EU cosmetics: Annex III, entry 247
HC Blue No 2: maximum concentration in ready for use preparation by product type: Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products: 2,8 %. Annex III, entry 247, Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, consolidated 18 May 2026.
- Annex
- III: List of substances which cosmetic products must not contain except subject to the restrictions laid down
- Reference number
- 247
- Chemical name/INN
- 2,2′-[[4-[(2-Hydroxyethyl)amino]-3-nitrophenyl]imino]bisethanol (17)
- Name of Common Ingredients Glossary
- HC Blue No 2
- CAS number
- 33229-34-4
- EC number
- 251-410-3
- Version
- Consolidated version of 18 May 2026
- Official source
- Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, consolidated text
Official wording: restrictions
- Product type, body parts: Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products | Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation: 2,8 % | Other: - Do not use with nitrosating agents - Maximum nitrosamine content: 50 μg /kg - Keep in nitrite-free containers
Official wording: conditions of use and warnings
Can cause allergic reaction
Notes referred to in this entry
- (17) The free base and salts of this hair colouring ingredient, unless prohibited under Annex II, are permitted for use.
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