deodorant stick

Cosmetic recorded by Open Beauty Facts contributors

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Points to note

• To check

  The recorded composition on 8 May 2020 lists Hydroxyisohexyl 3-Cyclohexene Carboxaldehyde, prohibited in cosmetics in the European Union (rule applicable since 23 August 2019) (Annex II, entry 1380). Check the current packaging: the record is contributed and the formula may have changed.

  Source: CosIngThe European Commission's database of cosmetic ingredients., Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 (prohibited substances), annexe II, entrée 1380.

• Information

  The composition recorded on 8 May 2020 lists Butylphenyl Methylpropional, prohibited in cosmetics in the European Union from 1 March 2022 (Annex II, entry 1666). It predates that date: the formula may have changed since.

  Source: EU regulations amending the annexes of the Cosmetics Regulation, annexe II, entrée 1666.

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.

• Pregnancy and breastfeeding

  • Prohibition or serious classification Butylphenyl MethylpropionalClassified under the CLP Regulation: reproductive toxicity, category 1B (Repr. 1B), a hazard to fertility (known or presumed hazard) and the unborn child (suspected hazard).

• Babies and children

  • Worth watching TriclosanAnnex V, entry 25, prohibits it for children under 3 in these products only (Toothpastes): “Not to be used in toothpaste intended for children under 3 years of age.”

• Skin, eyes and allergies

  • Worth watching Parfum“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 Hexyl CinnamalAllergen to declare: Annex III, entry 87, 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.
  • Worth watching Benzyl SalicylateClassified under the CLP Regulation: skin sensitisation, category 1B (Skin Sens. 1B). Allergen to declare: Annex III, entry 75, 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.
  • Worth watching Hydroxyisohexyl 3-Cyclohexene CarboxaldehydeClassified under the CLP Regulation: skin sensitisation, category 1A (Skin Sens. 1A).
  • Worth watching LinaloolClassified under the CLP Regulation: skin sensitisation, category 1B (Skin Sens. 1B). Allergen to declare: Annex III, entry 84, 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.
  • Worth watching GeraniolClassified under the CLP Regulation: skin sensitisation, category 1 (Skin Sens. 1). Allergen to declare: Annex III, entry 78, 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.
  • Worth watching CitronellolAllergen to declare: Annex III, entry 86, 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.
  • Worth watching Benzyl CinnamateAllergen to declare: Annex III, entry 81, 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.
  • Worth watching Alpha-Isomethyl lononeAllergen to declare: Annex III, entry 90, 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.
  • Worth watching EugenolAllergen to declare: Annex III, entry 71, 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.
  • Worth watching LimoneneClassified under the CLP Regulation: skin irritation, category 2 (Skin Irrit. 2); skin sensitisation, category 1 (Skin Sens. 1). Allergen to declare: Annex III, entry 88, 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.
  • Worth watching Amyl CinnamalAllergen to declare: Annex III, entry 67, 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 TriclosanClassified 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 Citric AcidClassified under the CLP Regulation: eye irritation, category 2 (Eye Irrit. 2). This classification describes the pure substance; in a finished product it is far more diluted.
  • For information Potassium SorbateClassified under the CLP Regulation: eye irritation, category 2 (Eye Irrit. 2). This classification describes the pure substance; in a finished product it is far more diluted.

• Environment

  • Worth watching TriclosanClassified under the CLP Regulation: hazardous to the aquatic environment, short term, category 1 (Aquatic Acute 1); hazardous to the aquatic environment, long term, category 1 (Aquatic Chronic 1).
  • Worth watching LimoneneClassified under the CLP Regulation: hazardous to the aquatic environment, short term, category 1 (Aquatic Acute 1); hazardous to the aquatic environment, long term, category 1 (Aquatic Chronic 1).

• Read on the label

  • For information TriclosanAnnex V, entry 25, requires this to be printed on the pack: “For toothpaste containing Triclosan the following labelling is obligatory: ‘Not to be used for children under 3 years of age’.”.

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Recorded composition

21 recognised ingredients out of 32.

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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”.