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Fluorescent Brightener 208

CAS 24565-13-7

Fluorescent Brightener 208 chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Fluorescent Brightener 208 in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Disodium bisethylphenyl triaminotriazine stilbenedisulfonate”.

Also known as Disodium bisethylphenyl triaminotriazine stilbenedisulfonate · C.I. fluorescent brightener 208 · CI fluorescent brightener 208 · Disodium bisethylphenyltriaminotriazine stilbenedisulfonate · Q27284941 · UNII-NM0B12HGJ3

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a UV filter and a cleansing agent.

  • UV absorber
  • Cleansing
  • Surfactant
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Fluorescent Brightener 208 appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
    • Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), UV stabilizer.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), UV stabilizer.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 Fluorescent Brightener 208. 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 Fluorescent Brightener 208 yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

6 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 2019-12-20

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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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  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

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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 Fluorescent Brightener 208 in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

1

Typical roles

UV absorberCleansingSurfactant
See products using Fluorescent Brightener 208 →