aquafresh toothpaste

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Packaging photo dated 2 March 2024 (Open Beauty Facts, export of cosmetic products).

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Points to note

Findings according to the 2024 list.

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

2 ingredients are prohibited only in certain cases (product type, form, use): limonene. ci 73360, ci 74160. contains/bevat: sodium fluoride 0.315% w/w (1450 ppm fluoride)/ natriumfluoride (1450 ppm f). The rule for each one, in the table, says which.

Who it concerns

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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

  • 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.
  • 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

14 recognised ingredients out of 14.

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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”.