Chapstick classic by Chap Stick · GreenveilSaving recent analysis
Chap Stick CSChap Stick
VerdictConsider avoidingChapstick classic
Ingredients0Coverage0/0 resolvedDriversNo priority drivers flagged
Decision lens
Decision lens
Focused on pregnancy. Surface the pregnancy-specific cautions first.
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Food healthCritical⚠Contains additive of concern- TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
- Titanium dioxidePossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
Why this band?How the nutrition, processing, and additive signals combine into the overall food-health band.
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Food health
Critical
- 1no nutri-score — nutrition contributes the lowest band
- 2HIGH-concern additive floors band at "high"
- 3ultra-processed (NOVA 4) worsens band by one
- 4final band "critical" (health-blend-v1)
Flagged additives
- Tartrazine — Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
- Titanium dioxide — Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
- ARACHIDYL PROPIONATE
- CAMPHOR, (-)-
- L-CAMPHOR
- CETYL ALCOHOL
- Fragrance
- Fatty acids, lanolin, iso-Pr esters
- ISOPROPYL MYRISTATE
- LIGHT MINERAL OIL
- OCTYLDODECANOL
- OLEYL ALCOHOL
- Paraffins (petroleum), normal C>10
- PARAFFIN
- Paraffin waxes, petroleum, hydrotreated
- Silsesquioxanes, Ph
- Phenethyl trimethicone
- PHENYL TRIMETHICONE
- 1,1,1,5,5,5-Hexamethyl-3-phenyl-3-[(trimethylsilyl)oxy]trisiloxane
- Barium 3-hydroxy-4-[(4-methyl-2-sulfonatophenyl)diazenyl]naphthalene-2-carboxylate
Ingredients (17)
- Arachidyl propionate52.94117647058823%—›
- Camphor23.529411764705884%—›
- Carnauba wax11.764705882352942%—
- Cetyl alcohol5.882352941176471%—›
- Fragrance2.941176470588232%—›
- Isopropyl lanolate1.470588235294116%—›
- Isopropyl myristate0.735294117647058%—›
- Lanolin0.367647058823529%—
- Light mineral oil0.18382352941176805%—›
- Octyldodecanol0.09191176470588402%—›
- Oleyl alcohol0.04595588235294201%—›
- Paraffin0.022977941176471006%—›
- Phenyl trimethicone0.01148897058823195%—›
- Red 6 lake0.005744485294115975%—›
- Titanium dioxide0.0028722426470579876%⚠ high
- White wax0.0014361213235289938%—
- Yellow 5 lake0.0014361213235360992%⚠ high
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arachidyl propionate, camphor, carnauba wax, cetyl alcohol, fragrance, isopropyl lanolate, isopropyl myristate, lanolin, light mineral oil, octyldodecanol, oleyl alcohol, paraffin, phenyl trimethicone, red 6 lake, titanium dioxide, white wax, yellow 5 lake
Decision read
Probably skip for pregnancy
Probably skipThis read is based on the product's overall critical safety band; no per-ingredient chemical concern data is published for it yet.
Driven by the product's overall food/cosmetic safety band, not per-ingredient chemical concern. Surface the pregnancy-specific cautions first.
No ingredient drivers are available for this product.