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Cosmetic recorded by Open Beauty Facts contributors

Packaging photo dated 21 January 2022 (Open Beauty Facts, export of cosmetic products).

List recorded in 2022. Photograph the packaging to check whether it has changed. Photograph the packaging

Points to note

Findings according to the 2022 list.

None of the 17 recognised names is prohibited in all cases in European Union cosmetics; 5 unrecognized names could not be checked.

1 ingredient is prohibited only in certain cases (product type, form, use): cl 74260. Its rule, in the table, says which.

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 fluorure de sodiumAnnex 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

  • Worth watching aroma“Parfum” stands for a mixture whose composition does not have to be detailed. Some allergenic substances must nevertheless be named separately in the ingredient list above 0.001% (leave-on product) or 0.01% (rinse-off product). The Regulation names them in 63 entries of its Annex III, for example Linalool, Limonene, Citronellol, Geraniol, Coumarin, Citral, Eugenol or Hexyl Cinnamal: if you are allergic to one of them, look for its name in the list.
  • Worth watching benzyl alcoholClassified under the CLP Regulation: eye irritation, category 2 (Eye Irrit. 2); skin sensitisation, category 1B (Skin Sens. 1B). Allergen to declare: Annex III, entry 45, requires it to be named in the ingredient list above 0.001% in a leave-on product and 0.01% in a rinse-off product, so that allergic people can avoid it.
  • For information fluorure de sodiumClassified 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.
  • For information phosphoric acidClassified under the CLP Regulation: skin corrosion, category 1B (Skin Corr. 1B). This classification describes the pure substance; in a finished product it is far more diluted.

• Read on the label

  • For information fluorure de sodiumAnnex 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

List recorded on 21 January 2022, before new cosmetic regulation deadlines: BENZYL ALCOHOL (Annex III, entry 45): placing on the market of a non-compliant product prohibited since 1 August 2026, sale of a non-compliant product prohibited from 1 August 2028. The formula may have changed: check the label of the product on sale.

17 recognised ingredients out of 22.

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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”.