Ask KBeauty Verified™

KBeauty Verified™ — K-beauty checked against official records from Korea, the EU and the U.S.

Reading time:

ChatGPT: 2 Claude: 1 Google · Gemini: 1 Perplexity: 0 Meta AI: 0 Amazon: 0 Others: 2

Read by AI & crawlers

ChatGPT2

Claude1

Google · Gemini1

Perplexity0

Meta AI0

Amazon0

Others2

Named by what the crawler says it is; look-alikes we detect are counted under Others. Google · Gemini includes Googlebot, Google’s search crawler, whose index Google also uses for its AI features; other search engines and bots are in Others. AI visibility →

N'N'-bis(2-Hydroxyethyl)-N-Methyl-2-Nitro-p-Phenylenediamine

Korean: N'N'-비스(2-하이드록시에틸)-N-메틸-2-나이트로-p-페닐렌다이아민 ·

KR South Korea (MFDS)

Prohibited MFDS prohibited ingredients

Source: MFDS — cosmetic ingredient use restrictions · checked Oct 17, 2026

EU European Union (CosIng)

No specific rule on file.

US United States (FDA)

No specific rule on file. The FDA regulates few cosmetic ingredients by name; no rule does not mean approval.

Also listed as

N'N'-bis(2-Hydroxyethyl)-N-Methyl-2-Nitro-p-Phenylenediamine N'N'-비스(2-하이드록시에틸)-N-메틸-2-나이트로-p-페닐렌다이아민

Information only, not medical advice. Rules change — always check the linked official source. If you are pregnant, have a skin condition or allergies, ask a dermatologist or pharmacist.

Frequently asked questions

Is N'N'-bis(2-Hydroxyethyl)-N-Methyl-2-Nitro-p-Phenylenediamine banned in the European Union?

We found no specific rule for it in the EU's CosIng records. That is not an approval or a safety statement.

Is N'N'-bis(2-Hydroxyethyl)-N-Methyl-2-Nitro-p-Phenylenediamine banned in South Korea?

In Korea's MFDS records it is listed as “Prohibited” (MFDS — cosmetic ingredient use restrictions).

Is N'N'-bis(2-Hydroxyethyl)-N-Methyl-2-Nitro-p-Phenylenediamine allowed in cosmetics in the U.S.?

We found no specific rule for it in the FDA's records. That is not an approval or a safety statement.

What is N'N'-bis(2-Hydroxyethyl)-N-Methyl-2-Nitro-p-Phenylenediamine called on Korean labels?

Korea's MFDS standard Korean name is N'N'-비스(2-하이드록시에틸)-N-메틸-2-나이트로-p-페닐렌다이아민.