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M-Aminophenol

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M-Aminophenol is a cosmetic hair-dye coupler with documented skin sensitization potential and is regulated in the EU with concentration limits in oxidative hair dyes (Cosmetic Regulation Annex III). It is not used as a food.

Found in

5 products

What it is

3-Aminophenol — an aromatic amine used as a hair-dye intermediate (oxidative dye coupler).

Not a food ingredient.

Why it's flagged

skin sensitization (contact allergen)

What regulators actually say

"Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 lists m-aminophenol with maximum concentration limits for use in oxidative hair-dye products."

EU Cosmetic Regulation 1223/2009 — eur-lex.europa.eu

Regulatory status

United States — FDA

No food additive listing; cosmetic-only

European Union — EFSA

Restricted in EU cosmetics (Reg. (EC) 1223/2009 Annex III)

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