Colorant

Basic Red 14

Hair dyeing
Limited Data
Insufficient safety data available. Consider enriching this ingredient.
Details

Description

Hair dyeing

Purpose

Function

Hair dyeing
Profile

Properties

Silicone
Silicone free
Compliance

Regulatory Status

EU
Banned
Safety
POOR
US
Banned
Absorptionmoderate
Sensitizationmoderate
MoSnot established
NOAEL5 mg/kg
ConcernHigh
Verdict

Genotoxicity concerns in bacterial assays with phototoxic and photomutagenic potential; xanthene dye class with fluorescent properties that do not mitigate safety concerns; prohibited in EU cosmetics.

US Note

Not approved as cosmetic color additive

Assessment

Ratings

Comedogenic0/5
LowHigh
Irritancy0/5
LowHigh
Reference

Identifiers

Category
Colorant
Updated
Apr 23, 2026

No registry identifiers available for this ingredient.