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BASIC BROWN 17

基本棕17

Also known as [8-[(4-Amino-3-nitrophenyl)azo]-7-hydroxy-2-naphthyl]trimethylammonium chloride (CI 12251)

CAS 68391-32-2EC 269-944-0

COLORING AGENTIrritancy 2/5 · Comedogenic –/5Restricted / note

What it is and how it is used

Colorant; used in dyes or cosmetics for coloring, subject to regulatory limits, moderate sensitization risk

Status in national inventories

EU · CosIng32071功能 HAIR DYEING · 限制 III/304
EU · Annexes to 1223/2009III/304附录 III 限用 · 序号 304 · Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products / As from 3 September 2017: 2,0 %

Matched on the exact INCI name; salts, esters and synonyms may be missed. The latest official text prevails.

Regulatory status by market Prohibited / restricted / permitted — listing is not approval

EMEA

MarketStatusConditions (as published)Source
European UnionEuropean Commission
Applies in 30 countries / territories

Austria · Belgium · Bulgaria · Croatia · Cyprus · Czechia · Denmark · Estonia · Finland · France · Germany · Greece · Hungary · Ireland · Italy · Latvia · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Malta · Netherlands · Poland · Portugal · Romania · Slovakia · Slovenia · Spain · Sweden · Norway · Iceland · Liechtenstein

RestrictedEU Annex III附录 III 限用 · 序号 304 · Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products / As from 3 September 2017: 2,0 %EU Regulation 1223/2009 consolidated 2026-05-01 (EUR-Lex)C · Official source
GCC Standardization OrganizationGSO
Applies in 6 countries / territories

Saudi Arabia · UAE · Oman · Qatar · Kuwait · Bahrain

RestrictedGSO 1943:2021 Annex → EU Annex III附录 III 限用 · 序号 304 · Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products / As from 3 September 2017: 2,0 %GSO 1943:2021 Annex 2/3/4/5/6 → 动态引用 EU 1223/2009 附录(原文:listC · Official source
United KingdomOPSSRestrictedUK Annex III2-Naphthalenaminium, 8-[(4-amino-3-nitrophenyl)azo]-7-hydroxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-, chloride · Basic Brown 17 · 68391-32-2 · 269-944-0 · Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products · As from 3 September 2017 : 2,0 % · UK Annex III · No 304UK Cosmetics Regulation (assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1223C · Official source

Public regulatory text on file for 3 jurisdiction(s), covering 39 countries / territories once regional blocs are expanded. Other markets have no public data here — absence is neither approval nor prohibition. Table updated 2026-09-22.

Compiled from publicly published regulatory texts; conditions are reproduced as published, neither rewritten nor translated. The latest official announcement of the target market prevails — this table is a compiled reference, not a compliance conclusion. Matched on the INCI name; salts, esters and synonyms may be missed. Usability and labelling are for the brand and its responsible person to verify against the full text.

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Functions from EU CosIng and the China inventory; irritancy, comedogenicity and rating are our internal reading, not a regulatory conclusion. Structure and molecular data from PubChem.

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