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Original Eau de Cologne
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Original Eau de Cologne

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Cosmetic safety high.

Cosmetic safety
High

15 of 16 ingredients recognised

Chemical concern
Not assessed

Advisory

  • Contains fragrance: Fragrance
  • Fragrance allergens: Limonene, Linalool, Citral, Geraniol, Hydroxycitronellal, Benzyl Alcohol

Fragrance does not change the rating; it matters if your skin reacts to fragrance. EU-declared fragrance allergens: relevant only if you are sensitised to them.

Why it's rated this way

2 ingredients on this label are flagged. A cosmetic's rating is set by its most serious finding — here, Yellow 5.

  1. Yellow 5High concernEU CosIng Annex III
    What it is
    Its recorded role: hair dyeing and colorant. About Yellow 5
    Why it's flagged
    EU CosIng Annex III
    Regulatory basis
    EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex III — allowed only within set limits and conditions.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. The label names this substance exactly.
  2. Blue 1Minor concernPermitted cosmetic colorant.
    What it is
    Its recorded role: colourant. About Blue 1
    Why it's flagged
    Permitted cosmetic colorant.
    Regulatory basis
    EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex IV — permitted colourant, with conditions; Greenveil's curated cosmetic-ingredient concern list.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. The label names this substance exactly.

Assessed against the label as captured: 15 of 16 ingredients recognised.

Ingredients

  • Alcohol›
  • Water›
  • Buylene Glycol
  • Fragrance›
  • Limonene›
  • Benzophenone-3›
  • Peg-6 Caprylic/Capric Glycerides›
  • Peg-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil›
  • Linalool›
  • Citral›
  • Geraniol›
  • Hydroxycitronellal›
  • Benzyl Alcohol›
  • Blue 1›
  • Ext. Violet 2›
  • Yellow 5›
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Alcohol, Water (Aqua), Buylene Glycol, Fragrance (Parfum), Limonene, Benzophenone-3, Peg-6 Caprylic/Capric Glycerides, Peg-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Linalool, Citral, Geraniol, Hydroxycitronellal, Benzyl Alcohol, Blue 1 (CI 42090), Ext. Violet 2 (CI 60730), Yellow 5 (CI 19140), 71%Vol.

Cosmetic safety

Cosmetic-ingredient safety and additives of concern

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

6 high · 2 minor · 1 low · 6 not assessed

6 of 15 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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Where this product data comes from

How we assembled this record: source coverage, image cache state, review state, and the active product version.

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