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CAS 59820-63-2, EC 261-940-7

Is 2-[3-(methylamino)-4-nitrophenoxy]ethanol banned where you sell?

Also listed as 3-Methylamino-4-nitrophenoxyethanol, 3-메칠아미노-4-니트로페녹시에탄올, 2-[3-(메칠아미노)-4-니트로페녹시]에탄올 및 그 염류, 2-[3-(메칠아미노)-4-니트로페녹시]에탄올 및 그 염류 (예 : 3-메칠아미노 -4-니트로페녹시에탄올). 3 markets have rules for it. Selling something that contains it? Check it free, no account needed.

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Banned, limited, needs a warning, or no rule we know of. US states also follow federal rules, shown in their own row.

Market
Status
Requirement, dates and source
No known rule

We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.

No known rule

We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.

No known rule

We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.

Not covered

We hold no rules for this market.

Not covered

We hold no rules for this market.

No known rule

We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.

No known rule

We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.

No known rule

We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.

No known rule

We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.

Not covered

We hold no rules for this market.

No known rule

We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.

Not covered

We hold no rules for this market.

No known rule

We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.

Not covered

We hold no rules for this market.

Not covered

We hold no rules for this market.

No known rule

We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.

No known rule

We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.

Limited

For Non-oxidative hair dye: Label required. In force, start date unknown.

“— Do not use with nitrosating agents — Maximum nitrosamine content: 50 μg /kg — Keep in nitrite-free containers”
Annex III entry 235 (wording) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Reg. (EC) 1223/2009 Annexes II-VI(opens in a new tab)

For Non-oxidative hair dye: Limit 0.15 % (content basis). In force, start date unknown.

From the consolidated text: 2-[3-(methylamino)-4-nitrophenoxy]ethanol (17) · 3-Methylamino-4-nitrophenoxyethanol · 59820-63-2 · 261-940-7 · Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products · 0,15 %

Limited

For Non-oxidative hair dye: Label required. In force, start date unknown.

“Do not use with nitrosating agents Maximum nitrosamine content: 50 μg /kg Keep in nitrite-free containers”
Annex III entry 235 (wording) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-10The National Archives (legislation.gov.uk): Reg. (EC) 1223/2009 (retained) Annexes II-VI(opens in a new tab)

For Non-oxidative hair dye: Limit 0.15 % (content basis). In force, start date unknown.

From the official list: 2-[3-(methylamino)-4-nitrophenoxy]ethanol · 3-Methylamino-4-nitrophenoxyethanol · 59820-63-2 · 261-940-7 · Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products · 0,15 %

No known rule

We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 12 Jul 2024, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.

Banned

For Cosmetics and personal care, except Oxidative hair dye and Non-oxidative hair dye: Banned. In force under the consolidated notice effective 18 Mar 2026; earlier versions are not in our data.

From the official list: 2-[3-(메칠아미노)-4-니트로페녹시]에 · 59820-63-2 · 3-메칠아미노-4-니트

Schedule 1 2-[3-(메칠아미노)-4-니트로페녹시]에탄올 및 그 염류 (예 : 3-메칠아미노 -4-니트로페녹시에탄올) · fetched 2026-10-09

Ministry of Food and Drug Safety / National Law Information Center (law.go.kr): 화장품 안전기준 등에 관한 규정 별표 1, 별표 2, 제6조(opens in a new tab)

For Cosmetics and personal care, except Non-oxidative hair dye: Banned. In force under the consolidated notice effective 18 Mar 2026; earlier versions are not in our data.

From the official list: 2-[3-(메칠아미 · 비산화염모제에 · 기타제품에는 · 59820-63-2 · 3-메칠아미노-

Schedule 2 염모제 성분 2-[3-(메칠아미노)-4-니트로페녹시]에탄올 및 그 염류 · fetched 2026-10-09

Ministry of Food and Drug Safety / National Law Information Center (law.go.kr): 화장품 안전기준 등에 관한 규정 별표 1, 별표 2, 제6조(opens in a new tab)

For Non-oxidative hair dye: Limit 0.15 % (content basis). In force under the consolidated notice effective 18 Mar 2026; earlier versions are not in our data.

From the official list: 2-[3-(메칠아미 · 비산화염모제에 · 기타제품에는 · 59820-63-2 · 3-메칠아미노-

Schedule 2 염모제 성분 2-[3-(메칠아미노)-4-니트로페녹시]에탄올 및 그 염류 · fetched 2026-10-09

Ministry of Food and Drug Safety / National Law Information Center (law.go.kr): 화장품 안전기준 등에 관한 규정 별표 1, 별표 2, 제6조(opens in a new tab)

California

Prop 65 listing

California's list of chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm.

Not on the Prop 65 list in our data

Not on California's list when we last checked it.

Groups

Group memberships

Groups that name this substance. Markets define groups like PFAS in different ways.

Not named in any group

No group we track names this substance. Groups like PFAS are defined by chemical structure and don't list members, so whether it's in one depends on your product.

Records

Recalls and alerts

Recalls, safety alerts and Prop 65 notices that name 2-[3-(methylamino)-4-nitrophenoxy]ethanol, with a link to the original. A Prop 65 notice is a claim by the sender, not a ruling.

No records in our feeds

No Prop 65 notice, EU Safety Gate alert or CPSC recall has named 2-[3-(methylamino)-4-nitrophenoxy]ethanol since January 2023. Other agencies may still have acted.

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