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Ultra Max
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Ultra Max

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

Cosmetic safety
High

10 of 12 ingredients recognised

Chemical concern
Not assessed

Advisory

  • Contains fragrance: Fragrance
  • EU REACH restriction: Cyclopentasiloxane

Fragrance does not change the rating; it matters if your skin reacts to fragrance. Doesn't change the rating — an EU environmental limit (REACH) on these cyclic silicones, not a cosmetics safety ban.

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, Talc.

  1. TalcHigh concernMineral powder. IARC classified talc as probably carcinogenic to humans (Group 2A) in 2024, and cosmetic talc must be free of asbestos, which it can occur alongside. The EU requires a warning to keep children's powders away from the nose and mouth.
    What it is
    Its recorded role: abrasive and skin protecting. About Talc
    Why it's flagged
    Mineral powder. IARC classified talc as probably carcinogenic to humans (Group 2A) in 2024, and cosmetic talc must be free of asbestos, which it can occur alongside. The EU requires a warning to keep children's powders away from the nose and mouth.
    Regulatory basis
    EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex III — allowed only within set limits and conditions; Greenveil's curated cosmetic-ingredient concern list.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. The label names this substance exactly.
  2. PetrolatumMinor concernCosmetic-grade petrolatum is highly refined. The EU prohibits petrolatum only when its full refining history is not known and it cannot be shown to be free of carcinogenic impurities.
    What it is
    Its recorded role: uv absorber and moisturising. About Petrolatum
    Why it's flagged
    Cosmetic-grade petrolatum is highly refined. The EU prohibits petrolatum only when its full refining history is not known and it cannot be shown to be free of carcinogenic impurities.
    Regulatory basis
    EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex II — substances prohibited in cosmetics; EU classification as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction; Greenveil's curated cosmetic-ingredient concern list. The listing applies only under conditions a label can't show (product type, concentration or use).
    How sure we are
    High confidence. The label names this substance exactly; whether the conditions apply depends on the product's formula.

Assessed against the label as captured: 10 of 12 ingredients recognised.

Ingredients

  • Butyl Ether›
  • Cyclopentasiloxane›
  • Stearyl Alcohol›
  • C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate›
  • Talc›
  • Hydrogenated Castor Oil›
  • Petrolatum›
  • Fragrance›
  • Sodium Bicarbonate›
  • Corn Starch Modified›
  • Polysaccharides
  • Maltodextrin UMLBB-19123-03 72018802
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Butyl Ether, Cyclopentasiloxane, Stearyl Alcohol, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Talc, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Petrolatum, Fragrance, Sodium Bicarbonate (Baking Soda), Corn Starch Modified, Polysaccharides, Maltodextrin UMLBB-19123-03 72018802

Cosmetic safety

Cosmetic-ingredient safety and additives of concern

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 critical · 1 high · 4 low · 3 not assessed

3 of 10 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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

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