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Cosmetic whose composition was read from the brand website (website recognised under its name)

List observed on 30 October 2026 on www.opi.com.

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Points to note

No ingredient in the recorded list is prohibited in all cases in European Union cosmetics.

1 ingredient is prohibited, except for the exceptions provided for by the regulation: Hydroquinone. 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.

• Skin, eyes and allergies

  • 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.
  • Worth watching p-HydroxyanisoleClassified under the CLP Regulation: eye irritation, category 2 (Eye Irrit. 2); skin sensitisation, category 1 (Skin Sens. 1).
  • Worth watching HydroquinoneClassified under the CLP Regulation: serious eye damage, category 1 (Eye Dam. 1); skin sensitisation, category 1 (Skin Sens. 1).

• Environment

  • Worth watching HydroquinoneClassified under the CLP Regulation: hazardous to the aquatic environment, short term, category 1 (Aquatic Acute 1).

• Read on the label

  • For information p-HydroxyanisoleAnnex III, entry 95, requires this to be printed on the pack: “For professional use only Avoid skin contact Read directions for use carefully”.
  • For information HydroquinoneAnnex III, entry 14, requires this to be printed on the pack: “- For professional use only - Avoid skin contact - Read directions for use carefully”.

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

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 30 October 2026, before new cosmetic regulation deadlines: BENZYL ALCOHOL (Annex III, entry 45): sale of a non-compliant product prohibited from 1 August 2028. The formula may have changed: check the label of the product on sale.

16 recognised ingredients out of 16.

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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”.