skincarecheck
INCI ingredient

Hc Yellow No. 2

Hc Yellow No. 2 appears on 3 ingredient lists in our database, most often in hair cares.

What it triggers

  • Vegan originNot sureorigin not on file
  • FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
  • ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
  • SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
  • SiliconeNonot a silicone
  • AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

What it does

Hc Yellow No. 2 appears on 3 ingredient lists in our database, most often in hair cares.

It does not belong to any of the six groups we check, so it never changes a verdict.

We have not written the plain-language note for this ingredient yet; the facts above come straight from how it is classified.

Functions: hair dyeing

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • hair dyeing
  • hair dyeing: Imparting color to hair. Hair dyeing preparations may be temporary, semi-permanent, permanent, depending on the length of time the colorant remains on the hair.

CAS 4926-55-0 · EC 225-555-8

EU regulation

Listed in Annex III (ref. 255) of the EU Cosmetics Regulation, maximum concentration (b) 1,0%. (a) Hair dye substance in oxidative hair dye products (b) Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products Annex III/255 To be printed on the label: Hair colorants can cause allergic reactions.

Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.

Classification from the INCI name; product lists from Open Beauty Facts.Report a mistake