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m-AMINOPHENOL

The current Australian Poisons Standard places this cosmetic or personal-care use in Schedule 6.

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Regulatory decision and full conditions

Status
Restricted
Legal role
Binding rule
Regulatory summary
The current Australian Poisons Standard places this cosmetic or personal-care use in Schedule 6.
Conditions and restrictions
m-AMINOPHENOL except when used in hair dye and eyebrow/eyelash preparations at a concentration of 1.2% or less of m-aminophenol after mixing for use when the immediate container and primary pack are labelled with the following statements: (a) KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN; and (b) WARNING – This product contains ingredients which may cause skin sensitisation to certain individuals. A preliminary test according to the accompanying directions should be made before use; written in letters not less than 1.5 mm in height.

Substance identity

Official source name
m-AMINOPHENOL
CAS
591-27-5
EC
209-711-2
Identity mapping
exact_name
Linked ingredient
M-AMINOPHENOL
Search this identity across the siteCAS 591-27-5EC 209-711-2

Linked CosIng identity data

Names and aliases

M-AMINOPHENOL

CosIng description: 3-Aminophenol (CI 76545)

EU inventory restriction note: III/217

Recorded cosmetic function: HAIR DYEING

Function pages:HAIR DYEING

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Cross-market snapshot for this identity

Exact linked records currently present in this site. An absent market means no imported exact match, not permission to use the substance.

8 market datasets
PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 591-27-5
CAS 591-27-5PubChem CID 11568

Verified chemistry for CAS 591-27-5

3-Aminophenol

3-aminophenol is an aminophenol that is one of three amino derivatives of phenol which has the single amino substituent located meta to the phenolic -OH group. — ChEBI

IUPAC name
3-aminophenol
Molecular formula
C6H7NO
Molecular weight
109.13 g/mol
Exact mass
109.052763847 Da
Monoisotopic mass
109.052763847 Da
XLogP3
0.2
Topological polar surface area
46.3 Ų
Molecular complexity
74.0
Formal charge
0
Hydrogen-bond donors
2
Hydrogen-bond acceptors
2
Rotatable bonds
0
Heavy atoms
8
Covalent units
1

Names and synonyms reported to PubChem

M-AMINOPHENOL3-Hydroxyanilinem-HydroxyanilinePhenol, 3-amino-1-Amino-3-hydroxybenzeneFouramine EGFutramine EGFourrine EG
16 more reported names
m-HydroxyaminobenzenePelagol EGTertral EGFurro EGRenal EGUrsol EG3-Amino-1-hydroxybenzeneFourrine 65Zoba EGNako TEGm-HydroxyphenylaminePhenol, m-amino-BASF ursol EGm-AminofenolC.I. Oxidation Base 7CI Oxidation Base 7
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External database identifiers
Advanced structure statistics
Defined atom stereocentres
0
Undefined atom stereocentres
0
Defined bond stereocentres
0
Undefined bond stereocentres
0
3D pharmacophore features
4
3D rings
1
3D hydrophobes
0
3D acceptor features
0
3D donor features
2
3D anionic centres
0
3D cationic centres
1
3D conformers
1
Effective 3D rotors
0.0
Machine-readable structure identifiers
SMILES
C1=CC(=CC(=C1)O)N
InChI
InChI=1S/C6H7NO/c7-5-2-1-3-6(8)4-5/h1-4,8H,7H2
InChIKey
CWLKGDAVCFYWJK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-08-31 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.

Official source and provenance

Registered source
Australia Poisons Standard (SUSMP)
Source reference
Therapeutic Goods (Poisons Standard—June 2026) Instrument 2026, Schedule 6
Source record ID
schedule-6:m-aminophenol:10
Source version
Therapeutic Goods (Poisons Standard—June 2026) Instrument 2026
Source language
English
Translation status
Original is English
Effective date
2026-06-01
Source updated
2026-05-28
Snapshot checked
2026-08-31 15:26 UTC
Validation method
pdftotext -layout; 674 pages; exact cosmetic-relevant per-schedule counts {2: 4, 4: 12, 5: 15, 6: 62, 10: 32}
SHA-256
38478bdefd4ebaf571ac39001e2ce35026a7edafbaec995e75746ce69a650e11

Registered dataset notes

Dataset coverage
All current Poisons Standard entries whose source wording explicitly covers cosmetics or personal-care uses
Authority note
Binding Commonwealth scheduling instrument; state and territory implementation and AICIS duties still apply
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How this record fits the market dataset

125
current Australia records
93
records marked Restricted
125
records from this source version
41
market records with CAS identity

Status distribution

Prohibited: 32Restricted: 93

Condition text is present on 125 of 125 current records. An empty condition field is interpreted according to the record type above; it is never converted into an unrestricted-use claim.

Australia market context

Complete cosmetic-relevant Poisons Standard subset plus official workflow

Coverage version: Therapeutic Goods (Poisons Standard—June 2026) Instrument 2026

All 125 current Schedule 2, 4, 5, 6 and 10 entries whose legal wording explicitly covers cosmetics or personal-care uses, plus AICIS verification links.

Verification checklist

  1. Decide whether the product is a cosmetic or therapeutic good.
  2. Check the current Poisons Standard for every ingredient.
  3. Search AICIS Inventory terms and assessment certificates by exact identity.
  4. Determine introduction category, registration, reporting, records and labelling duties.

Official market sources

Verification workflow and record completeness

Before using this result in a compliance decision

  1. Confirm that “m-AMINOPHENOL” and every CAS/EC identifier refer to the material in your supplier specification.
  2. Decide whether the product is a cosmetic or therapeutic good.
  3. Check the current Poisons Standard for every ingredient.
  4. Search AICIS Inventory terms and assessment certificates by exact identity.
  5. Determine introduction category, registration, reporting, records and labelling duties.
  6. Document the source version and recheck the regulator before manufacture, notification or market placement.

Fields available in this record

  • Official substance nameAvailable
  • CASAvailable
  • ECAvailable
  • Separate condition textAvailable
  • Effective dateAvailable
  • Snapshot hash and methodAvailable

Questions this page answers

This substance is not unrestricted: cosmetic use is subject to the conditions in the cited official record. Check product type, body area, concentration, purity and warning requirements before deciding whether a formulation is compliant.

If this row does not reproduce conditions, open the cited official detail because omission does not mean unrestricted use. An AICIS Inventory match is not cosmetic approval; no Inventory match can indicate a new, exempted, reported or confidential introduction.

The record cites Therapeutic Goods (Poisons Standard—June 2026) Instrument 2026, Schedule 6, source version Therapeutic Goods (Poisons Standard—June 2026) Instrument 2026. Open the official source.

No. CAS helps resolve identity, but jurisdictions can classify the same substance differently and can apply different product scopes, limits, warnings and transition dates.

Stable citation

m-AMINOPHENOL. Therapeutic Goods (Poisons Standard—June 2026) Instrument 2026, Schedule 6. Australia. Source version Therapeutic Goods (Poisons Standard—June 2026) Instrument 2026. CosIng Checker regulatory record: https://cosingchecker.com/regulations/au/records/13121/

Cite the regulator as the legal authority. This page is a structured evidence index and verification aid, not a substitute for the official text or professional legal assessment.

Interpretation and limits for Australia

This substance is not unrestricted: cosmetic use is subject to the conditions in the cited official record.

Check product type, body area, concentration, purity and warning requirements before deciding whether a formulation is compliant.

How to interpret the legal role

The cited row forms part of a binding rule or legally incorporated list for this market.

Evidence on this page

  • Recorded outcome: Restricted
  • Legal role: Binding rule
  • Source version: Therapeutic Goods (Poisons Standard—June 2026) Instrument 2026
  • Effective date: 2026-06-01

What it does not prove

An AICIS Inventory match is not cosmetic approval; no Inventory match can indicate a new, exempted, reported or confidential introduction.

Further authoritative substance research

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Cosmetic Ingredient Review safety assessments

Expert Panel conclusions, assessed ingredient groups, use conditions, dates and report documents

Independent expert review considered by FDA; not a government approval or binding market rule

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FDA Global Substance Registration System

UNII identifiers, preferred names, substance types, codes and public substance relationships

Identity registry only; UNII availability does not imply FDA review or approval

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ILO/WHO International Chemical Safety Cards

Hazards, symptoms, first aid, storage, incompatibilities and physical properties for covered chemicals

International occupational chemical-safety reference; not cosmetic-use approval

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Japan NITE-CHRIP

Chemical identity, Japanese and foreign legal lists, GHS hazards and exposure-related information

Chemical-management evidence; cosmetic status remains governed by the applicable MHLW standard and market rules

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NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards

REL, PEL, IDLH, properties, exposure routes, symptoms, target organs, first aid and measurement methods for covered workplace chemicals

US occupational-health guidance and limits; not a cosmetic ingredient decision

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OECD eChemPortal

Gateway to authority-owned physical-property, fate, ecotoxicity, toxicity, exposure and GHS records

Discovery gateway; each linked authority remains responsible for its data

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US EPA CompTox CTX APIs

API key required for import

DTXSID identity, experimental and predicted properties, toxicity, bioactivity, exposure and environmental data

Scientific and computational evidence; predictions must remain labelled and do not determine cosmetic legality

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