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Official EU label nameGlossary entry 101

1,2,4-TRIHYDROXYBENZENE

This record confirms an official common ingredient name for EU cosmetic product labelling. It does not by itself confirm that the substance is permitted, unrestricted or safe.

Global evidence snapshot

The resolved identity has matching regulatory evidence in 5 of 13 indexed market datasets: 5 country records and 0 EU Annex records. Every result and evidence gap is listed below.

5 markets with evidence
Markets checked
13
Markets with evidence
5
Evidence gaps
8
Resolved identifiers
2

Resolved substance identity

CAS:533-73-3
EC:208-575-1
Ingredient index records:
1,2,4-TRIHYDROXYBENZENE
Cosmetic functions: HAIR DYEING

Benzene-1,2,4-triol

5 matched or reported names
1,2,4-TRIHYDROXYBENZENE1,2,4-Trihydroxybenzenewhen used as a substance in hair and eyelash dye products1,2,4-Trihydroxybenzene when used as a substance in hair and eyelash dye products1,2,4-Trihydroxybenzene when used as a substance in hair and1,2,4-트리하이드록시벤젠

Regulatory evidence in all 13 markets

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MarketResultRecordsDatasetMeaning / next action
European Union
EU
No local match0
Complete annex dataset
Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 consolidated to 1 May 2026
No annex match only means that these five annexes did not return a match; CosIng identity data and other EU obligations still need review.
Great Britain
GB
Prohibited1Open record 1
Complete consolidated annex dataset
GB retained Regulation 1223/2009 schedules, effective 15 August 2026
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Canada
CA
No local match0
Complete Hotlist snapshot
Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist, 13 August 2025
The Hotlist is an administrative compliance tool, not an exhaustive safety approval list.
New Zealand
NZ
Prohibited1Open record 1
Complete schedules dataset
Cosmetic Products Group Standard schedules effective 1 January 2026
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ASEAN
ASEAN
Prohibited1Open record 1
Complete regional annex dataset
ASEAN Cosmetic Directive annexes 2026-1, 22 June 2026
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China
CN
No local match0
Complete prohibited catalogues plus official-source workflow
NMPA 2021 banned catalogues plus dynamic IECIC List I/List II system current since 2025
IECIC listing is not blanket approval; absence may require the new cosmetic ingredient route, and restrictions are checked separately.
Japan
JP
No local match0
Complete Standards appendices dataset
MHLW Standards for Cosmetics official English source and Japanese amendments checked for the imported snapshot
The Japanese text and subsequent notices are canonical; no local match is not a product-compliance conclusion.
South Korea
KR
Prohibited1Open record 1
Complete current appendix dataset
MFDS Notice 2026-19, effective 18 March 2026
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United States
US
No local match0
Complete enumerated federal ingredient rules
eCFR Title 21 issue date 27 August 2026
FDA has no general approved-cosmetic-ingredient catalogue; absence from these sections is not approval or proof of safety.
Australia
AU
No local match0
Complete cosmetic-relevant Poisons Standard subset plus official workflow
Therapeutic Goods (Poisons Standard—June 2026) Instrument 2026
An AICIS Inventory match is not cosmetic approval; no Inventory match can indicate a new, exempted, reported or confidential introduction.
Brazil
BR
No local match0
Complete prohibited dataset plus current restricted-list workflow
ANVISA RDC 1.029/2026 and RDC 1.030/2026, published 15 June 2026
RDC 1.030/2026 amends rather than replaces the prohibited baseline, and the second restricted-list revision was still under consultation in July 2026.
India
IN
No local match0
Complete current Part 2 dataset plus official workflow for Parts 1, 3 and 4
Cosmetics Rules 2020 plus current BIS IS 4707 parts (1:2020, 2:2025, 3:2025, 4:2022)
The standards are separate controlled publications; absence from a locally indexed excerpt is not permission.
Saudi Arabia
SA
Prohibited1Open record 1
Complete official list index
SFDA live prohibited/restricted lists, snapshot 30 August 2026
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No market rows match this filter.

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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 533-73-3
CAS 533-73-3PubChem CID 10787

1,2,4-Benzenetriol

Benzene-1,2,4-triol is a benzenetriol carrying hydroxy groups at positions 1, 2 and 4. It has a role as a mouse metabolite. — ChEBI

IUPAC name
benzene-1,2,4-triol
Molecular formula
C6H6O3
Molecular weight
126.11 g/mol
Exact mass
126.031694049 Da
XLogP3
1.5
Topological polar surface area
60.7 Ų
Hydrogen-bond donors
3
Hydrogen-bond acceptors
3
Covalent units
1
Defined stereocentres
0

Also known as

1,2,4-TrihydroxybenzeneHydroxyhydroquinoneHydroxyquinol4-HydroxycatecholIMEXINE OAM173O8B04RDNSC-2818CHEBI:16971
16 more reported names
RefChem:71511208-575-1Oxyhydroquinone2,5-DihydroxyphenolOxyhydrochinonHydroquinone, hydroxy-1,3,4-Trihydroxybenzene1,3,4-BenzenetriolNSC 2818Oxyhydrochinon [German]CCRIS 2987EINECS 208-575-1BRN 2042863UNII-173O8B04RDAI3-193611,4-Benzenetriol
External database identifiers

Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-09-02 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.

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Official source and scope

Imported from Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175 (dataset version EU 2025/1175). The glossary supplies common ingredient names for the ingredient list required by Article 19(1)(g); it is not an approval or safety list.

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