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INCI ingredient

P-phenylenediamine

P-phenylenediamine appears on 37 ingredient lists in our database, most often in hair dyes.

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

P-phenylenediamine appears on 37 ingredient lists in our database, most often in hair dyes.

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

Products with P-phenylenediamine

in 37 products

Showing 24 of 37 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.

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 106-50-3 · EC 203-404-7

EU regulation

Listed in Annex III (ref. 8b) of the EU Cosmetics Regulation. Products intended for colouring eyelashes III/8a To be printed on the label: The mixing ratio. “For professional use only. This product can cause severe allergic reactions. Read and follow instructions. This product is not intended for use on persons under the age of 16. Temporary ‘black henna’ tattoos may increase the risk of allergy. Eyelashes shall not be coloured if the consumer: — has a rash on the face or sensitive, irritated and damaged scalp, — has experienced any reaction after colouring hair or eyelashes, — has experienced a reaction to a temporary ‘black henna’ tattoo in the past. R

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