# HC Blue 11

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_23920_15_2
Categories: beauty, industrial
Identifier: 23920-15-2

> HC Blue 11. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 70/100 — High concern based on regulatory listings.. Assessed from 4 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 70/100 — High concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: 1-[(2'-Methoxyethyl)amino]-2-nitro-4-[di-(2'-hydroxyethyl)amino]benzene (see note 17) is restricted in cosmetic products under Annex III of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009.

## Regulatory status

- EU: restricted — Annex III of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances which cosmetic products must not contain except subject to the restrictions laid down. Product types: Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products Maximum concentration: 2.0% Other conditions: - Do not use with nitrosating systems - Maximum nitrosamine content: 50 microgram/kg - Keep in nitrite-free containers
- EU: restricted — Annex III of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances which cosmetic products must not contain except subject to the restrictions laid down. Product types: Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products Maximum concentration: 2,0 % Other conditions: — Do not use with nitro sating agents — Maximum nitrosamine content: 50 μg /kg — Keep in nitrite-free containers
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products.

_Assessed by Greenveil._