Nikols

Cosmetic recorded by Open Beauty Facts contributors

Packaging photo dated 19 June 2020 (Open Beauty Facts, export of cosmetic products).

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Points to note

Findings according to the 2020 list.

None of the 21 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): CI 12085. 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.

• Pregnancy and breastfeeding

  • Worth watching Cyclotetrasiloxane/DimeticonolClassified under the CLP Regulation: reproductive toxicity, category 2 (Repr. 2), a hazard to fertility.

• Skin, eyes and allergies

  • Worth watching Fragrance“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.

• Environment

  • Prohibition or serious classification Cyclotetrasiloxane/DimeticonolClassified under the CLP Regulation: hazardous to the aquatic environment, long term, category 1 (Aquatic Chronic 1). ECHA has included it in the Candidate List (substances of very high concern, REACH Regulation) because it is persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) and very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvB).

• Read on the label

  • For information Benzophenone - 3Annex VI, entry 4, requires this to be printed on the pack: “For a) and b): Contains Benzophenone-3 (*) Footnote (*): Not required if concentration is 0,5 % or less and when it is used only for product protection purposes.”.
  • For information Basic Red 51Annex III, entry 269, requires a warning that depends on the type of product: Hair dye substance in oxidative hair dye products: “To be printed on the label: The mixing ratio. “ Hair colorants can cause severe allergic reactions. Read and follow instructions. This product is not intended for use on persons under the age of 16. Temporary ‘black henna’ tattoos may increase your risk of allergy. Do not colour your hair if:. —…”. None for: Hair dye substance in non-oxidatie hair dye products.

No official text covers the recognised ingredients for: 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 19 June 2020, before new cosmetic regulation deadlines: BENZOPHENONE-3 (Annex VI, entry 4): placing on the market of a non-compliant product prohibited since 29 January 2023, sale of a non-compliant product prohibited since 29 July 2023. The formula may have changed: check the label of the product on sale.

21 recognised ingredients out of 26.

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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”.

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