Charcoal acne cleanser by Biore · GreenveilSaving recent analysis
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VerdictConsider avoidingCharcoal acne cleanser
Ingredients0Coverage0/0 resolvedDriversNo priority drivers flagged
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Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Food healthHigh⚠Contains additive of concern- Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
Why this band?How the nutrition, processing, and additive signals combine into the overall food-health band.
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Overall food-health bandFood healthHigh
AdditivesModerate
1 flagged additive(s), worst MODERATE
- 1no nutri-score — nutrition contributes the lowest band
- 2MODERATE-concern additive floors band at "moderate"
- 3ultra-processed (NOVA 4) worsens band by one
- 4final band "high" (health-blend-v1)
Flagged additives
- Sodium benzoate — Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
Ingredients (16)
- Inactive ingredients water53.125%—
- Sodium laureth sulfate23.4375%—›
- Cocamidopropyl betaine11.71875%—›
- Sorbitol5.859375%—
- Glycerin2.9296875%—
- Laureth-4 carboxylic acid1.46484375%—›
- Ethylhexylglycerin0.732421875%—›
- Acrylates0.3662109375%—
- C10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer0.18310546875%—
- Sodium benzoate0.091552734375%⚠ moderate
- Fragrance0.0457763671875%—›
- Menthol0.02288818359375%—›
- Sodium hydroxide0.011444091796875%—
- Polyquaternium-390.0057220458984375%—›
- Disodium edta0.00286102294921875%—›
- Charcoal powder0.00286102294921875%—›
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inactive ingredients water, sodium laureth sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine, sorbitol, glycerin, laureth-4 carboxylic acid, ethylhexylglycerin, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, sodium benzoate, fragrance, menthol, sodium hydroxide, polyquaternium-39, disodium edta, charcoal powder
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