HC Yellow No 10 in EU cosmetics: Annex III, entry 231
HC Yellow No 10: maximum concentration in ready for use preparation by product type: Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dyes products: 0,1 %. Annex III, entry 231, 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
- 231
- Chemical name/INN
- 1,5-Di-(beta-hydroxyethylamino)-2-nitro-4-chlorobenzene (17)
- Name of Common Ingredients Glossary
- HC Yellow No 10
- CAS number
- 109023-83-8
- EC number
- 416-940-3
- 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 dyes products | Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation: 0,1 % | Other: - Do not use with nitrosating agents - Maximum nitrosamine content: 50 μg /kg - Keep in nitrite-free containers
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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