Ingredient profile
toluene 2 5 diamine
hair dyeingCAS 95-70-5
At least one of our safety lists speaks to this ingredient. Also written as TOLUENE-2‚5-DIAMINE, Toluene-2,5-Diamine, toluene-2.5-diamine…
Where each list lands
Funding shown- Caution
Greenlens Ingredient Scan
Independent
Listed in Annex III of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (ref 9a) — allowed only under restrictions. (EU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted))
- Caution
Greenlens Precautionary Screen
Independent
A PPD-alternative permanent-hair-dye base and extreme contact sensitizer. (EU CLP Annex VI (skin sensitiser Cat. 1/1A))
- Caution
Greenlens Tolerance Screen
Independent
Listed in Annex III of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (ref 9a) — allowed only under restrictions. (EU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted))
- Caution
Health Canada Ingredient Hotlist
Government
A coal-tar hair-dye colourant restricted to hair dyes with mandatory patch-test warnings. (Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist)
- Caution
EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI)
Government
Carries an EU harmonised classification (Skin Sens. 1) — a skin sensitiser under CLP Annex VI, index 612-125-00-3. A hazard classification, not proof of harm at the level used. (EU CLP Regulation Annex VI, Table 3 (harmonised classification, ECHA export))
Also screened — not on these lists
- California Proposition 65
- US NTP Report on Carcinogens
- IARC Monographs
- ANSES Endocrine Disruptors
- EU Microplastics Restriction
Where regulators stand
Shown side by side, never combinedEach jurisdiction is reported on its own terms, from its own official lists. Where they disagree, that disagreement is the finding. Absence from a list is never a safety claim.
European Union
RestrictedAllowed only under stated conditions or limits.
- European Commission · EU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted)Listed in Annex III of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (ref 9a) — allowed only under restrictions.
- ECHA (EU CLP Regulation) · EU CLP Regulation Annex VI, Table 3 (harmonised classification, ECHA export): Skin Sens. 1Carries an EU harmonised classification (Skin Sens. 1) — a skin sensitiser under CLP Annex VI, index 612-125-00-3. A hazard classification, not proof of harm at the level used.
Canada
RestrictedAllowed only under stated conditions or limits.
- Health Canada
Notes
- Strong contact sensitizer
- EU harmonised skin sensitizer
- EU-restricted (with limits)
- Health Canada Hotlist — restricted
