Sunlight classic
Cosmetic recorded by Open Beauty Facts contributors

- Brand
- Sunlight
- Brand owner
- Unilever
- EAN-13
- 8712561521048
- Quantity
- 3 x 125gr
- Categories
- Hygiene, Soaps
- Labels
- Without paraben
- Packaging
- Emballage-plastique-et-papier
- Manufacturing locations
- Belgique
- Sales countries
- Belgium
- Record created on
- 13 September 2018
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Fiche 8712561521048. 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 2018. Photograph the packaging to check whether it has changed. Photograph the packaging
Points to note
Findings according to the 2018 list.
None of the 12 recognised names is prohibited in all cases in European Union cosmetics; 4 unrecognized names could not be checked.
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 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 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 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 GeraniolClassified under the CLP Regulation: skin sensitisation, category 1 (Skin Sens. 1). Allergen to declare: Annex III, entry 78, 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.
No official text covers the recognised ingredients for: pregnancy and breastfeeding, babies and children, environment, 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.
Recorded composition
List recorded from a 2018 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 13 September 2018, before new cosmetic regulation deadlines: BENZYL ALCOHOL (Annex III, entry 45): 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 ; 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. The formula may have changed: check the label of the product on sale.

12 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 | Sodium Tallowate | SODIUM TALLOWATE | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 2 | Aqua. | not recognised | Non reconnu aucun nom du glossaire ne correspond | Name not recognised in the European glossary | none |
| 3 | Sodium Palm Kernelate | SODIUM PALM KERNELATE | Moyenne nom reconnu dans une liste imprimée sans virgule | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 4 | Glycerin | GLYCERIN | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 5 | Palm Kernel Acid | PALM KERNEL ACID | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 6 | Parfum | PARFUM | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 7 | Sodium chloride | SODIUM CHLORIDE | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 8 | Tertrasodium EDTA | not recognised | Non reconnu aucun nom du glossaire ne correspond | Name not recognised in the European glossary | none |
| 9 | Tetrasodium Etidronale | TETRASODIUM ETIDRONATE | Moyenne une lettre de différence avec un nom du glossaire (faute de frappe probable) | Cited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III) | none |
| 10 | AIpha-lsomethyl lonone | not recognised | Non reconnu aucun nom du glossaire ne correspond | Name not recognised in the European glossary | none |
| 11 | Benzyl Alcohol | BENZYL ALCOHOL | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | Allowed with restrictions (Annex III) Preservative allowed under conditions (Annex V) Annex III, entry 45: products: (a) Solvent (b) Fragrance/ aromatic compositions/ their raw materials Annex V, entry 34: maximum concentration: 1.0% | none |
| 12 | Citronellol | CITRONELLOL | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | Allowed with restrictions (Annex III) | none |
| 13 | Coumarin | COUMARIN | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | Allowed with restrictions (Annex III) | none |
| 14 | Geraniol | GERANIOL | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | Allowed with restrictions (Annex III) | none |
| 15 | linaIool | not recognised | Non reconnu aucun nom du glossaire ne correspond | Name not recognised in the European glossary | none |
| 16 | Cl 77891 | CI 77891 | Élevée même nom, à l'orthographe près | Allowed with restrictions (Annex III) UV filter allowed under conditions (Annex VI) Colorant allowed under conditions (Annex IV) Separate entry for the nano form (Annex VI) Annex III, entry 321: products: (a) face products in loose powder form (b) hair aerosol spray products (c) other products; maximum concentration: (a) 25%; (b) 1.4% for general consumers, and 1.1% for professional use. Annex VI, entry 27: maximum concentration: 25%* *: In case of combined use of Titanium Dioxide and Titanium Dioxide (nano), the sum shall not exceed the limit given in column g (Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation) | none |
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