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2-Methylresorcinol

Safe

The EU SCCS evaluated 2-methylresorcinol as safe in hair dyes at limited concentrations; the main caveat is potential skin sensitization. It is not a food ingredient.

Found in

2 products

What it is

An aromatic phenolic compound used as an oxidative hair dye intermediate.

Hair dye coupler; not a food ingredient.

Why it's flagged

skin sensitization

What regulators actually say

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Regulatory status

United States — FDA

Cosmetic ingredient (hair dye); not for food use

European Union — EFSA

Not a food additive; SCCS-regulated as hair dye

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