Apollo
Cosmetic recorded by Open Beauty Facts contributors

- Brand
- Axe
- Brand owner
- Unilever
- EAN-13
- 8712561018142
- Quantity
- 250 ml
- Categories
- Hygiene, Showers and baths, duschgele
- Labels
- Dermatologically tested
- Packaging
- Plastique
- Sales countries
- France, Germany
- Stores
- U Express, Edeka
- Record created on
- 15 February 2016
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Fiche 8712561018142. Open Beauty Facts, export of cosmetic products, retrieved 23 October 2026.
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Packaging photo dated (Open Beauty Facts, export of cosmetic products).
List recorded in 2016. Photograph the packaging to check whether it has changed. Photograph the packaging
Points to note
Findings according to the 2016 list.
- Information
The composition recorded on 15 February 2016 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 (liste de 2016, ancienne).
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).
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 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 CoumarinAllergen to declare: Annex III, entry 77, 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 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.
- 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.
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).
No official text covers the recognised ingredients for: babies and children, read on the label.
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.
Upcoming decisions and differences elsewhere
- BUTYLPHENYL METHYLPROPIONAL : decision in preparation (California (United States)) ; different rule in another country (South Korea).
- LIMONENE : different rule in another country (South Korea).
Recorded composition
List recorded from a 2016 photo: the formula may have changed since. Compare with the packaging. This list is not presented as the product's current composition.
Ingredient list copied by Open Beauty Facts contributors. Added to CompoAtlas on 22 October 2026.
Packaging photo dated (Open Beauty Facts, export of cosmetic products).
When the list changes, the old one remains available below with its date. The same barcode may cover several successive formulas.
List recorded on 15 February 2016, before new cosmetic regulation deadlines: CITRONELLOL (Annex III, entry 86): 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.

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”.
| Rank | On the label | Glossary name | Matching | European Union rule | Classified hazard (cancer, DNA, reproduction) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aqua | AQUA | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 2 | Sodium Laureth Sulfate | SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 3 | Sodium Chloride | SODIUM CHLORIDE | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 4 | Parfum | PARFUM | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 5 | Glycerin | GLYCERIN | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 6 | PPG-12 | PPG-12 | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 7 | Cocamide Mea | COCAMIDE MEA | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 8 | Citric Acid | CITRIC ACID | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | Entry for a mixture with the same CAS number (Annex V) | none |
| 9 | Sodium Benzoate | SODIUM BENZOATE | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | Preservative allowed under conditions (Annex V) Annex V, entry 1: products: a) Rinse-off products, except oral care products b) Oral care products c) Leave-on products; maximum concentration: a) 2.5% (acid) b) 1.7% (acid) c) 0.5% (acid) | none |
| 10 | Butylphenyl Methylpropional | BUTYLPHENYL METHYLPROPIONAL | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | Prohibited in cosmetics (Annex II) | Toxic for reproduction: presumed effect (category 1B, CLP classification) |
| 11 | Citronellol | CITRONELLOL | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | Allowed with restrictions (Annex III) | none |
| 12 | Coumarin | COUMARIN | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | Allowed with restrictions (Annex III) | none |
| 13 | Limonene | LIMONENE | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | Allowed with restrictions (Annex III) | none |
| 14 | Linalool | LINALOOL | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | Allowed with restrictions (Annex III) | none |
| 15 | Ci 19140 | CI 19140 | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | Allowed with restrictions (Annex III) Colorant allowed under conditions (Annex IV) Annex III, entry 189: products: Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products; maximum concentration: 0.5% | none |
| 16 | Ci 42090 | CI 42090 | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | Allowed with restrictions (Annex III) Colorant allowed under conditions (Annex IV) Annex III, entry 190: products: Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products; maximum concentration: 0.5% | none |
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