Aesop Refresh Soap Bar

Cosmetic whose composition was recorded from a retailer

List observed on 26 October 2026 on thebeautiful.kr.

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Points to note

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

1 ingredient is prohibited, except for the exceptions provided for by the regulation: Citrus Aurantifolia (Lime) Oil. 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.

• 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 BenzoateAllergen to declare: Annex III, entry 85, 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 FarnesolAllergen to declare: Annex III, entry 82, 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.
  • 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).
  • For information Benzyl BenzoateClassified under the CLP Regulation: hazardous to the aquatic environment, long term, category 2 (Aquatic Chronic 2).

No official text covers the recognised ingredients for: pregnancy and breastfeeding, babies and children, read on the label.

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Recorded composition

Composition recorded from thebeautiful.kr on 26 October 2026. The brand website refuses automatic reading: we do not read it.

List recorded on 26 October 2026, before new cosmetic regulation deadlines: CANANGA ODORATA FLOWER OIL (Annex III, entry 347): sale of a non-compliant product prohibited from 1 August 2028 ; LIMONENE (Annex III, entry 88): 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. The formula may have changed: check the label of the product on sale.

17 recognised ingredients out of 17.

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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”.

Retailer observations

• Seen at thebeautiful.kr on 26 October 2026: same composition.
• Seen at www.cultbeauty.co.uk on 11 July 2026: same composition.
• Seen at www.lookfantastic.com on 17 April 2026: same composition.
• Seen at www.mankind.co.uk on 15 April 2026: same composition.
• Seen at www.lookfantastic.de on 13 April 2026: different composition, probably an older version.