Acne Control

US over-the-counter (OTC) label

Brand or trade name

Acne Control

Manufacturer

Walgreen

Label date

11 September 2023

Stated use in the United States

Purpose Acne Treatment

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. 23 names recognised out of 23.

Spelling corrected, check it on the packaging: “Sodiumj Lauroyl sarcosinate” read as SODIUM LAUROYL SARCOSINATE; “Sodium Methyl Cocvoyl Taurate” read as SODIUM METHYL COCOYL TAURATE.

• Pregnancy and breastfeeding : Worth watching SALICYLIC ACID
• Babies and children : Prohibition or serious classification SALICYLIC ACID

Salicylic Acid 2%, Water (Aqua), Cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, Glycerin, Sodiumj Lauroyl sarcosinate spelling corrected, Sodium Methyl Cocvoyl Taurate spelling corrected, PEG-150 Pentaerythrityl Tetrastearate, Niacinamide, Ceramide NP, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Carbomer, Phytosphingosine, Cholesterol, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Disodium EDTA, Benzyl alcohol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tocopherol, Xanthan gum, Citric Acid, Sodium Hydroxide

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 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.
  • 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 ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERINClassified 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 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.

• Environment

  • For information ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERINClassified under the CLP Regulation: hazardous to the aquatic environment, long term, category 3 (Aquatic Chronic 3).

• Read on the label

  • 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.”.
  • 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 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.

No prohibition or condition found in the recorded lists for: United States (federal), Washington State, California, China.

Ingredient by ingredient

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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”.

All US nonprescription labels

List in the official revision dated 11 September 2023 (register: openFDA: US OTC product labels, analysed under European cosmetic rules).

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