22 Hair Dye Chemicals Banned in E.U. and Allowed in U.S.

Hair dyes are not regulated in the U.S. The industry claims that the chemicals used in hair dyes have undergone rigorous safety studies and found to pose no risk to human health. Regarding the same matter, E.U. which is more conservative is adopting the approach “better safe than sorry” and banned 22 chemicals found to be linked with bladder cancer. If you would like to read more about it follow this link: European Commission bans 22 hair dye substances to increase consumer safety.

In case the link breaks and you're in a mood for reading chemical names, here's the list:
6-Methoxy-2,3-Pyridinediamine and its HCl salt
2,3-Naphthalenediol
2,4-Diaminodiphenylamine
2,6-Bis(2-Hydroxyethoxy)-3,5-Pyridinediamine
2-Methoxymethyl-p-Aminophenol
4,5-Diamino-1-Methylpyrazole and its HCl salt
4,5-Diamino-1-((4-Chlorophenyl)Methyl)-1H-Pyrazole Sulfate
4-Chloro-2-Aminophenol
4-Hydroxyindole
4-Methoxytoluene-2,5-Diamine and its HCl salt
5-Amino-4-Fluoro-2-Methylphenol Sulfate
N,N-Diethyl-m-Aminophenol
N,N-Dimethyl-2,6-Pyridinediamine and its HCl salt
N-Cyclopentyl-m-Aminophenol
N-(2-Methoxyethyl)-p-phenylenediamine and its HCl salt
2,4-Diamino-5-methylphenetol and its HCl salt
1,7-Naphthalenediol
3,4-Diaminobenzoic acid
2-Aminomethyl-p-aminophenol and its HCl salt
Solvent Red 1 (CI 12150)
Acid Orange 24 (CI 20170)
Acid Red 73 (CI 27290)