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Cosmetic whose composition was read from the official brand website

List observed on 27 October 2026 on www.paulmitchell.com.

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Points to note

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

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 MethylisothiazolinoneClassified under the CLP Regulation: skin corrosion, category 1B (Skin Corr. 1B); serious eye damage, category 1 (Eye Dam. 1); skin sensitisation, category 1A (Skin Sens. 1A).
  • Worth watching Fragrance (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 Amyl SalicylateAllergen to declare: Annex III, entry 328, 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 Hexyl CinnamalAllergen to declare: Annex III, entry 87, 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.
  • 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 Tetrasodium EDTAClassified 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 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.

• Environment

  • Worth watching MethylisothiazolinoneClassified 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: pregnancy and breastfeeding, babies and children, read on the label.

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Recorded composition

Composition read from the official brand website on 27 October 2026; barcode recorded from www.ulta.com on 17 October 2026 for the same product.

List recorded on 27 October 2026, before new cosmetic regulation deadlines: AMYL SALICYLATE (Annex III, entry 328): 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.

28 recognised ingredients out of 28.

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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 www.ulta.com on 17 October 2026: same composition.