PureForce
US over-the-counter (OTC) label
Aux États-Unis, ces produits sont vendus comme médicaments en vente libre (OTC) : solaires, antitranspirants, antipelliculaires, dentifrices anticaries, produits contre l'acné ou protecteurs cutanés. L'étiquette distingue les ingrédients actifs et inactifs. Dans l'Union européenne, un produit à finalité cosmétique doit respecter le règlement (CE) n° 1223/2009. Un filtre ou un actif admis aux États-Unis peut ne pas être autorisé pour cet usage dans l'Union. La qualification dépend de la finalité : un désinfectant pour les mains peut relever des biocides et un traitement de l'acné des médicaments. Cette analyse applique les règles cosmétiques aux ingrédients, sans établir la conformité du produit fini. La formule vendue en Europe sous le même nom peut être différente.
openFDA: US OTC product labels, analysed under European cosmetic rules, retrieved 28 October 2026.
- Brand or trade name
- PureForce
- Manufacturer
- Ecolab Inc.
- Label date
- 30 December 2025
Stated use in the United States
Purpose Antiseptic handwash
Published active ingredients
Benzalkonium chloride, 0.1%
Published inactive ingredients
water (aqua), isopropyl alcohol, propylene glycol, FD&C red 40, FD&C blue 1
openFDA: US OTC product labels, analysed under European cosmetic rules, retrieved 28 October 2026.
Label in the official openFDA API. This is the label date; the formula may have changed. Compare with the packaging.
Cosmetic analysis in the European Union
3 ingredients allowed under conditions (maximum concentration, product types): some active ingredient concentrations are printed; the other conditions and the product's classification in the European Union remain to be checked. 6 names recognised out of 7.
Warning: 1 name out of 7 is not recognised (FD&C): nothing below covers it.
Benzalkonium chloride, water (aqua), isopropyl alcohol, propylene glycol, FD&C, red 40, FD&C blue 1
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
- For information BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDEClassified under the CLP Regulation: skin corrosion, category 1B (Skin Corr. 1B). This classification describes the pure substance; in a finished product it is far more diluted.
- For information ISOPROPYL ALCOHOLClassified 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 BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDEClassified under the CLP Regulation: hazardous to the aquatic environment, short term, category 1 (Aquatic Acute 1).
Read on the label
- For information BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDEAnnex III, entry 65, requires this to be printed on the pack: “Avoid contact with the eyes”. Annex V, entry 54, requires this to be printed on the pack: “Avoid contact with eyes”.
No official text covers the recognised ingredients for: pregnancy and breastfeeding, babies and children.
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.
Selling elsewhere
Ingredients of this list that are prohibited, prohibited in some cases or subject to conditions in the other countries whose rules we record (nothing changes for sale in France). Absence is not approval: several countries only allow the preservatives, UV filters and colorants on their lists, and the function of an ingredient in the product is not known. What is covered for each country.
| Country | Prohibited | Prohibited in some cases | Subject to conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | - | - | Benzalkonium chloride, red 40, FD&C blue 1 |
| Canada | - | - | Benzalkonium chloride |
| Japan | - | - | Benzalkonium chloride |
| South Korea | - | - | Benzalkonium chloride, red 40, FD&C blue 1 |
| ASEAN | - | - | Benzalkonium chloride, red 40, FD&C blue 1 |
| Taiwan | - | - | Benzalkonium chloride, red 40, FD&C blue 1 |
| Brazil | - | - | Benzalkonium chloride |
No prohibition or condition found in the recorded lists for: United States (federal), Washington State, California, China, Australia.
Ingredient by ingredient
The line under each name gives its rule in the European Union (legend below). Click a name for its page.
Hover over or tap a badge for its meaning.
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”.
| On the label | Glossary name | Rule in the European Union | Classified hazard (cancer, DNA, reproduction) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benzalkonium chloride | BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE | Allowed with restrictions (Annex III) Preservative allowed under conditions (Annex V) Annex III, entry 65: products: Rinse-off hair (head) products; maximum concentration: 3% (as benzalkonium chloride) Annex V, entry 54: maximum concentration: 0.1% (as benzalkonium chloride) | none |
| water (aqua) | WATER Certainty high: name recognised, the brackets add a detail | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| isopropyl alcohol | ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| propylene glycol | PROPYLENE GLYCOL | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| FD&C | not recognised | Name not recognised in the European glossary | unknown |
| red 40 | CI 16035 Certainty medium: name found in a list printed without commas | Allowed with restrictions (Annex III) Colorant allowed under conditions (Annex IV) Annex III, entry 191: products: Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products; maximum concentration: 0.4% | none |
| FD&C blue 1 | CI 42090 Certainty certain: checked synonym | 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 |
List in the official revision dated (register: openFDA: US OTC product labels, analysed under European cosmetic rules).
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