# Direct Blue 86

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_1330_38_7
Categories: beauty, cleaning, industrial
Functions: colorant, Dye
Identifier: 1330-38-7

> Direct Blue 86 is used as colorant / dye. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern based on regulatory listings.. Assessed from 4 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: Disodium [29H,31H-phthalocyaninedisulphonato(4-)-N29,N30,N31,N32]cuprate(2-) (Direct Blue 86; CI 74180) when used as a substance in hair dye products is prohibited in cosmetic products under Annex II of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009.

## Regulatory status

- EU: banned — Annex II of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances prohibited in cosmetic products.
- EU: allowed_listed — Annex IV of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: colorants allowed in cosmetic products. Maximum concentration: Rinse-off products
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 33 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Laboratory supplies, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Dye.

_Assessed by Greenveil._