Is Acid Blue 9 Ammonium Salt safe in cosmetics?
Acid Blue 9 Ammonium Salt has a safety rating of "GOOD" in our database. EU status: permitted. US status: restricted.
GOOD
Cosmetic Ingredient
Acid Blue 9 Ammonium Salt
Also known as: A.F. Blue No. 1, C.I. Direct Brown 78, C.I. Direct Brown 78, Diammonium Salt, H.K. Formula No. K. 7117, Acid Blue 9 (+15 more)
INCI: ACID BLUE 9 AMMONIUM SALT
Acid Blue 9 Ammonium Salt (CAS 2650-18-2) is a cosmetic cosmetic ingredient functioning as Colorant. EU Regulation 1223/2009 status: permitted. Industrial safety data is also available in the chemical safety database. Same-CAS public records also appear in industrial chemical safety and pharmaceutical data.
Function
Colorant
Editorial assessment
GOOD
Preliminary editorial note — not a computed safety verdict.
Chemistry & Identifiers
IUPAC Name
diazanium;2-[[4-[ethyl-[(3-sulfonatophenyl)methyl]amino]phenyl]-[4-[ethyl-[(3-sulfonatophenyl)methyl]azaniumylidene]cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene]methyl]benzenesulfonate
InChIKey
HMEKVHWROSNWPD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Regulatory Status
EU EU Status
permitted
US US Status
restricted
US Notes
Permanently listed as D&C Blue No. 4, certification required. Restricted to externally applied drugs and cosmetics only, not approved for ingestion or eye area.
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Safety Data
Margin of Safety, dermal absorption, and sensitization profile summaries for Acid Blue 9 Ammonium Salt.
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ECHA REACH Registration
European Chemicals Agency REACH dossier and Substances of Very High Concern listing.
Registration Type
Full
Tonnage Band
10 - 100 tonnes
Substance Type
SUBSTANCE
SVHC Candidate
No
Expanded Jurisdictional Detail
Additional regulatory detail beyond the 7-jurisdiction summary: Saudi SFDA, Korea MFDS, ASEAN ACD, Japan/Korea, Brazil/India, and cross-jurisdictional restriction entries.
Additional Jurisdictional Restrictions (2)
| Jurisdiction | Status | Max % | Product Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| CN | permitted_hair_dye | 0.5 | Non-oxidative hair dye |
| CN | permitted_colorant | - | All cosmetics (Class 1) |
PubChem Annotations
Safety and regulatory annotations from PubChem (NCBI) aggregated sources.
Safety (2)
Carcinogen Classification
3, not classifiable as to its carcinogenicity to humans. (L135)
Source: Toxin and Toxin Target Database (T3DB)
Evidence for Carcinogenicity
No data are available in humans. Limited evidence of carcinogenicity in animals. OVERALL EVALUATION: Group 3: The agent is not classifiable as to its carcinogenicity to humans.
Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Function Categories & List Membership
Cosmetic/Chemical Function Categories
Dye
Editorial summary
Preliminary editorial summary for Acid Blue 9 Ammonium Salt — not a computed safety verdict. See the sourced toxicological data above.
Regulatory Flags
colorant
Known Synonyms
A.F. Blue No. 1
C.I. Direct Brown 78
C.I. Direct Brown 78, Diammonium Salt
H.K. Formula No. K. 7117
Acid Blue 9
Acilan Turquoise Blue AE
AF Blue No. 1
Aizen Brilliant Blue FCF
Tortrazine C extra
Amacid Blue FG Conc
Bleu Brilliant FCF
Brilliant Blue Lake
Bucacid Azure Blue
Calcocid Blue 2G
Calcocid Blue EG
Caswell No. 007A
CI Acid Blue 9
CI Acid Blue 9, diammonium salt
CI Direct Brown 78
CI Direct Brown 78, diammonium salt
Chemical Function
Dye
Regulatory Lists
active_ingredient; Pesticides
active_ingredient; Pesticides
active_ingredient; Pesticides
active_ingredient; Pesticides
active_ingredient; Pesticides
active_ingredient; Pesticides
active_ingredient; Pesticides
active_ingredient; Pesticides
active_ingredient; Pesticides
Europe; Personal care - hair coloring
inert_ingredient; non_food_use; Pesticides
Australian Status
AICIS status: listed
Cross-Vertical Safety Context
Same-CAS public records found in pharmaceutical data.
SOURCE
ChEMBL / DrugCentral / FAERS
DB_PHARMA CAS match
Pharmaceutical Data
Same-CAS rows from the pharmaceutical spoke database.
ChEMBL ID
CHEMBL3188729
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Acid Blue 9 Ammonium Salt allowed in the EU?
Acid Blue 9 Ammonium Salt EU regulatory status: permitted. This is based on EU Regulation 1223/2009 and its amendments.
What does Acid Blue 9 Ammonium Salt do in cosmetics?
Acid Blue 9 Ammonium Salt functions as: Colorant. It is classified as a cosmetic ingredient in our database. CAS number: 2650-18-2.
Is Acid Blue 9 Ammonium Salt used outside cosmetics?
Acid Blue 9 Ammonium Salt also appears in industrial chemical safety and pharmaceutical data. The cross-vertical cards on this page render same-CAS public rows from the matched databases.
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