Gentle Skin Cleanser by Cetaphil · GreenveilSaving recent analysis
Cetaphil CCetaphil
VerdictConsider avoidingGentle Skin 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 (10)
- Water55%—›
- Glycerin22.5%—
- Cetearyl Alcohol11.25%—›
- Panthenol5.625%—›
- Niacinamide2.8125%—
- Pantolactone1.40625%—›
- Xanthan Gum0.703125%—
- Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate0.3515625%—›
- Sodium Benzoate0.17578125%⚠ moderate
- Citric Acid0.17578125%—
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Water, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Panthenol, Niacinamide, Pantolactone, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid
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