Download MSDS (pdf format)Phloxine B is chemically related to eosin Y ws, and may be substituted for it as a counterstain to alum hematoxylin. It is redder and more intense in coloration than eosin Y. The two dyes may also be mixed in solution. It is used in
Lendrum's phloxine-tartrazine method for acidophil inclusions. Please refer to the StainsFile web page for a
full desription of this dye.