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1-Naphthalenesulfonic acid, 2-[(2-hydroxy-1-naphthalenyl)azo]-, barium salt (2:1)

CAS 1103-38-4

Also registered as 2 other CAS numbers

12237-54-6 · 12238-75-4

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

1-Naphthalenesulfonic acid, 2-[(2-hydroxy-1-naphthalenyl)azo]-, barium salt (2:1) in plain language

What it is

Also known as Barium lithol red · AKA207 · AKA-207 · C.I. pigment red 49:1 · CI 15630:1 · Lithol red ba

Show all 19 names

Pigment red 49:1 · Red 12 · Red no. 207 · Barium 2-(2-hydroxy-1-naphthylazo)-1-naphthalenesulfonate · Barium Lithol · C.I. 15630:1 · C.I. Pigment Red 49, barium salt · C.I. Pigment Red 49, barium salt (2:1) · barium compound · barium lithol red (limits as nuisance dust) · barium lithol red. pel & tlv as nuisance dust. · pigment red · red pigment

What it does

Used in consumer products as a colourant.

  • Colourant
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. 1-Naphthalenesulfonic acid, 2-[(2-hydroxy-1-naphthalenyl)azo]-, barium salt (2:1) appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 116 composition records across product categories including Home maintenance, Arts and crafts/office supplies, Electronics/small appliances. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Pigment.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 116 composition records across product categories including Home maintenance, Arts and crafts/office supplies, Electronics/small appliances. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Pigment.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for 1-Naphthalenesulfonic acid, 2-[(2-hydroxy-1-naphthalenyl)azo]-, barium salt (2:1). These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

  • SCCS

    EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

    No SCCS opinion on file.

  • CIR

    Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)

    No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for 1-Naphthalenesulfonic acid, 2-[(2-hydroxy-1-naphthalenyl)azo]-, barium salt (2:1) yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

4 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 2020-11-27

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed 1-Naphthalenesulfonic acid, 2-[(2-hydroxy-1-naphthalenyl)azo]-, barium salt (2:1) in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

116

Named organisations

3

Home maintenanceArts and crafts/office suppliesElectronics/small appliancesPersonal careSpecialty occupational productsRaw materials

Typical roles

Colourant
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