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Cosmetic recorded by Open Beauty Facts contributors

Points to note

None of the names read is prohibited in all cases in European Union cosmetics; the transcribed list may be incomplete.

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 SALICYLIC ACIDClassified under the CLP Regulation: reproductive toxicity, category 2 (Repr. 2), a hazard to the unborn child. The European Union nevertheless allows it under the conditions of its annex, after an opinion of its Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS).

• Babies and children

  • Prohibition or serious classification SALICYLIC ACIDAnnex III, entry 98, prohibits it in products intended for children under 3: “Not to be used in preparations for children under 3 years of age.” Annex V, entry 3, prohibits it in products intended for children under 3: “Not to be used in products for children under 3 years of age.”

• Skin, eyes and allergies

  • 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.
  • 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 BENZYL SALICYLATEClassified under the CLP Regulation: skin sensitisation, category 1B (Skin Sens. 1B). Allergen to declare: Annex III, entry 75, 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 ALPHA-ISOMETHYL IONONEAllergen to declare: Annex III, entry 90, 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 PARFUM / 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.
  • 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.
  • For information SODIUM HYDROXIDEClassified under the CLP Regulation: skin corrosion, category 1A (Skin Corr. 1A). This classification describes the pure substance; in a finished product it is far more diluted.
  • For information PHENOXYETHANOLClassified under the CLP Regulation: serious eye damage, category 1 (Eye Dam. 1). This classification describes the pure substance; in a finished product it is far more diluted.
  • For information ACETIC ACIDClassified under the CLP Regulation: skin corrosion, category 1A (Skin Corr. 1A). This classification describes the pure substance; in a finished product it is far more diluted.
  • For information SALICYLIC ACIDClassified under the CLP Regulation: serious eye damage, category 1 (Eye Dam. 1). This classification describes the pure substance; in a finished product it is far more diluted.
  • 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.
  • For information HEXYLENE GLYCOLClassified 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.

• 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).

• Read on the label

  • For information SODIUM HYDROXIDEAnnex III, entry 15a, requires a warning that depends on the type of product: Nail cuticle solvent: “Contains alkali. Avoid contact with eyes. Can cause blindness. Keep out of reach of children”; Hair straightener: “1. Contains alkali. Avoid contact with eyes. Can cause blindness. Keep out of reach of children. 2. For professional use only. Avoid contact with eyes. Can cause blindness”; pH adjuster for depilatories: “Keep out of reach of children. Avoid contact with eyes”. None for: Other uses as pH adjuster.
  • For information SALICYLIC ACIDAnnex III, entry 98, requires this to be printed on the pack: “(a) (b) (c) Not to be used for children under 3 years of age* * Solely for products which might be used for children under 3 years of age.”. Annex V, entry 3, requires this to be printed on the pack: “Salicylic acid: Not to be used for children under 3 years of age** **Solely for products which might be used for children under 3 years of age. Salicylic acid salts: Not to be used for children under 3 years of age*** ***Solely for products which might be used for children under 3 years of age and which remain in prolonged contact with the skin.”.

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Recorded composition

List recorded on 12 March 2025, before new cosmetic regulation deadlines: 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 ; 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 ; BENZYL SALICYLATE (Annex III, entry 75): placing on the market of a non-compliant product prohibited from 1 January 2027, sale of a non-compliant product prohibited from 1 July 2028, 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.

34 recognised ingredients out of 34.

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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”.

Packaging photo dated 12 March 2025 (Automatic transcriptions of Open Beauty Facts ingredient-list photos (two AI readings, checked by text recognition)).

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