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Cosmetic recorded by Open Beauty Facts contributors

Packaging photo dated 4 May 2023 (Open Beauty Facts, export of cosmetic products).

List recorded in 2023. Photograph the packaging to check whether it has changed. Photograph the packaging

Points to note

Findings according to the 2023 list.

None of the 42 recognised names is prohibited in all cases in European Union cosmetics; 2 unrecognized names could not be checked.

2 ingredients are prohibited, except for the exceptions provided for by the regulation: citrus paradisi (grapefruit) peel extract, citrus limon (lemon) peel extract. The rule for each one, 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.

• Pregnancy and breastfeeding

  • Prohibition or serious classification butylparabenECHA has included it in the Candidate List as an endocrine disruptor for human health.
  • Worth watching salicylic acidClassified under the CLP Regulation: reproductive toxicity, category 2 (Repr. 2), a hazard to the unborn child. The European Union nevertheless allows it under the conditions of its annex, after an opinion of its Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS).

• Babies and children

  • Prohibition or serious classification salicylic acidAnnex III, entry 98, prohibits it in products intended for children under 3: “Not to be used in preparations for children under 3 years of age.” Annex V, entry 3, prohibits it in products intended for children under 3: “Not to be used in products for children under 3 years of age.”
  • Worth watching propylparabenAnnex V, entry 12 a, prohibits it for children under 3 in certain products only: “Not to be used in leave-on products designed for application on the nappy area of children under three years of age.”
  • Worth watching butylparabenAnnex V, entry 12 a, prohibits it for children under 3 in certain products only: “Not to be used in leave-on products designed for application on the nappy area of children under three years of age.”

• Skin, eyes and allergies

  • Worth watching mentha piperita (peppermint) oilAllergen to declare: Annex III, entry 361, 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.
  • 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 salicylic acidClassified under the CLP Regulation: serious eye damage, category 1 (Eye Dam. 1). This classification describes the pure substance; in a finished product it is far more diluted.
  • For information tetrasodium edtaClassified under the CLP Regulation: serious eye damage, category 1 (Eye Dam. 1). This classification describes the pure substance; in a finished product it is far more diluted.
  • For information sodium hydroxideClassified under the CLP Regulation: skin corrosion, category 1A (Skin Corr. 1A). This classification describes the pure substance; in a finished product it is far more diluted.
  • For information phenoxyethanolClassified under the CLP Regulation: serious eye damage, category 1 (Eye Dam. 1). 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 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 salicylic acidAnnex III, entry 98, requires this to be printed on the pack: “(a) (b) (c) Not to be used for children under 3 years of age* * Solely for products which might be used for children under 3 years of age.”. Annex V, entry 3, requires this to be printed on the pack: “Salicylic acid: Not to be used for children under 3 years of age** **Solely for products which might be used for children under 3 years of age. Salicylic acid salts: Not to be used for children under 3 years of age*** ***Solely for products which might be used for children under 3 years of age and which remain in prolonged contact with the skin.”.
  • For information sodium hydroxideAnnex III, entry 15a, requires a warning that depends on the type of product: Nail cuticle solvent: “Contains alkali. Avoid contact with eyes. Can cause blindness. Keep out of reach of children”; Hair straightener: “1. Contains alkali. Avoid contact with eyes. Can cause blindness. Keep out of reach of children. 2. For professional use only. Avoid contact with eyes. Can cause blindness”; pH adjuster for depilatories: “Keep out of reach of children. Avoid contact with eyes”. None for: Other uses as pH adjuster.
  • For information propylparabenAnnex V, entry 12 a, requires this to be printed on the pack: “For leave-on products designed for children under three years of age: "Do not use on the nappy area"”.
  • For information butylparabenAnnex V, entry 12 a, requires this to be printed on the pack: “For leave-on products designed for children under three years of age: "Do not use on the nappy area"”.

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 4 May 2023, before new cosmetic regulation deadlines: MENTHA PIPERITA OIL (Annex III, entry 361): 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 ; LIMONENE (Annex III, entry 88): 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.

42 recognised ingredients out of 44.

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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”.