Basic Blue 99 (C059) – SCCS Draft Opinion

Basic Blue 99 (C059) – SCCS Draft Opinion

It was concluded that Basic Blue 99 is not safe for use in non-oxidative hair dye formulations as there is evidence for genotoxicity.  This is open for comments until the 19th of January 2026. More information can be found here
Basic Blue 99 (C059) – SCCS Draft Opinion

Basic Blue 99 (C059) – New SCCS Mandate

On 1 April 2025, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) was mandated to assess the safety of Basic Blue 99 in view of the newly provided information on composition and analytical description, as well as additional genotoxicity results, when Basic Blue 99...