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Cosmetic recorded by Open Beauty Facts contributors

Packaging photo dated 5 February 2025 (Open Beauty Facts, export of cosmetic products).

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Points to note

The recognised name is not prohibited in all cases in European Union cosmetics; 1 unrecognized name could not be checked.

Who it concerns

For each group, the ingredients of the list that an official classification or rule mentions. Open an ingredient's page to read what the text says. A group with no name does not mean the ingredients were judged to have no effect for it.

Prohibition or serious classificationThe text prohibits the substance for this use, or ranks it among the most serious hazards (known or presumed carcinogenic, mutagenic or reprotoxic, identified endocrine disruptor).Worth watchingThe text sets a condition or flags a hazard worth knowing: allergen, suspected effect, condition for children, hazard to the aquatic environment.For informationOfficial information with no condition on a finished product: warning to read, irritation of the pure substance.

• Babies and children

  • Worth watching sodium fluorideAnnex III, entry 31, sets a condition for children: “For any toothpaste with compounds containing fluorine in a concentration of 0.1 to 0.15% calculated as F unless it is already labelled as contra-indicated for children (e.g.”

• Skin, eyes and allergies

  • For information sodium fluorideClassified under the CLP Regulation: eye irritation, category 2 (Eye Irrit. 2); skin irritation, category 2 (Skin Irrit. 2). This classification describes the pure substance; in a finished product it is far more diluted.

• Read on the label

  • For information sodium fluorideAnnex III, entry 31, requires this to be printed on the pack: “Contains sodium fluoride For any toothpaste with compounds containing fluorine in a concentration of 0.1 to 0.15% calculated as F unless it is already labelled as contra-indicated for children (e.g. "for adult use only") the following labelling is obligatory: "Children of 6 years and younger: use a pea-sized amount for supervised brushing to minimise swallowing. In case of intake of fluoride from other sources consult a dentist or doctor."”.

No official text covers the recognised ingredients for: pregnancy and breastfeeding, environment.

For a question about your own situation (pregnancy, child, allergy), show this list to your doctor, midwife or pharmacist: we cannot say whether this product suits you.

Recorded composition

1 recognised ingredient out of 2.

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Classified hazard (cancer, DNA, reproduction): Carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction under the CLPEU regulation that classifies chemicals by their hazards (EC No 1272/2008). Regulation, or identified endocrine disruptor. Irritation, allergy and environment: see “Who it concerns”.