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Envie de vitalité
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Envie de vitalité

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

Cosmetic safety
Critical

All 23 ingredients recognised

Chemical concern
Not assessed

Advisory

  • Contains fragrance: Parfum

Fragrance does not change the rating; it matters if your skin reacts to fragrance.

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Why it's rated this way

8 ingredients on this label are flagged. A cosmetic's rating is set by its most serious finding — here, Isobutyl Paraben.

  1. Isobutyl ParabenCritical concernEU-banned in cosmetics since 2014. Rated at least high; critical when the linked chemindex record confirms the Annex II ban for this ingredient.
    What it is
    Its recorded role: preservative and antimicrobial. About Isobutyl Paraben
    Why it's flagged
    EU-banned in cosmetics since 2014. Rated at least high; critical when the linked chemindex record confirms the Annex II ban for this ingredient.
    Regulatory basis
    EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex II — substances prohibited in cosmetics; Greenveil's curated cosmetic-ingredient concern list.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. The label names this substance exactly.
  2. FormaldehydeCritical concernEU CosIng Annex II
    What it is
    Its recorded role: preservative and antimicrobial. About Formaldehyde
    Why it's flagged
    EU CosIng Annex II
    Regulatory basis
    EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex II — substances prohibited in cosmetics; EU classification as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction (category 1B).
    How sure we are
    High confidence. The label names this substance exactly.
  3. Cocamide DEAHigh concernEU CosIng Annex III
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet. About Cocamide DEA
    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.
  4. ButylparabenModerate concernEndocrine-activity concern; tighter EU limits.
    What it is
    Its recorded role: preservative and fragrance. About Butylparaben
    Why it's flagged
    Endocrine-activity concern; tighter EU limits.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated cosmetic-ingredient concern list.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. The label names this substance exactly.
  5. MethylparabenModerate concernEndocrine-activity debate; common consumer avoid-list item. EU-permitted preservative.
    What it is
    Its recorded role: preservative and fragrance. About Methylparaben
    Why it's flagged
    Endocrine-activity debate; common consumer avoid-list item. EU-permitted preservative.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated cosmetic-ingredient concern list.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. The label names this substance exactly.
  6. PropylparabenModerate concernEndocrine-activity concern; tighter EU limits than methyl/ethyl.
    What it is
    Its recorded role: preservative and fragrance. About Propylparaben
    Why it's flagged
    Endocrine-activity concern; tighter EU limits than methyl/ethyl.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated cosmetic-ingredient concern list.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. The label names this substance exactly.
  7. EthylparabenModerate concernEndocrine-activity debate; consumer avoid-list. EU-permitted preservative.
    What it is
    Its recorded role: preservative and fragrance. About Ethylparaben
    Why it's flagged
    Endocrine-activity debate; consumer avoid-list. EU-permitted preservative.
    Regulatory basis
    EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex V — permitted preservative, with a concentration limit; Greenveil's curated cosmetic-ingredient concern list.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. The label names this substance exactly.
  8. Polyquaternium-7Minor concernFilm-forming or conditioning polymer made from acrylamide. The polymer itself is not the concern: the EU limits the leftover acrylamide monomer (a carcinogen) to 0.1 mg/kg in leave-on body products and 0.5 mg/kg in others, a purity specification the raw material has to meet.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet. About Polyquaternium-7
    Why it's flagged
    Film-forming or conditioning polymer made from acrylamide. The polymer itself is not the concern: the EU limits the leftover acrylamide monomer (a carcinogen) to 0.1 mg/kg in leave-on body products and 0.5 mg/kg in others, a purity specification the raw material has to meet.
    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.

Assessed against the label as captured: all 23 ingredients recognised.

Ingredients

  • Aoua›
  • Sodium Laureth Sulfate›
  • Propylene Glycol›
  • Cocamidopropyl Betaine›
  • Cocamide DEA›
  • PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil›
  • Parfum›
  • Methylparaben›
  • Propylparaben›
  • Tetrasodium EDTA›
  • Citric Acid›
  • Polyquaternium-7›
  • Formaldehyde›
  • Panax Ginseng Root Extract›
  • Styrene Acrylates Copolymer›
  • Phenoxyethanol›
  • Sorbitol›
  • Sodium Lauryl Sulfate›
  • Ethylparaben›
  • Butylparaben›
  • Isobutyl Paraben›
  • CI 19140 (yellow 5) · CI 19140›
  • CI 15985 (yellow 6) · CI 15985›
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AOUA (WATER), SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE, COCAMIDE DEA, PEG-40 HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL, PARFUM (FRAGRANCE), METHYLPARABEN, PROPYLPARABEN, TETRASODIUM EDTA, CITRIC ACID, POLYQUATERNIUM-7, FORMALDEHYDE, PANAX GINSENG ROOT EXTRACT, STYRENE ACRYLATES COPOLYMER, PHENOXYETHANOL, SORBITOL, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, ETHYLPARABEN, BUTYLPARABEN, ISOBUTYL PARABEN, CI 19140 (YELLOW 5), CI 15985 (YELLOW 6)

Cosmetic safety

Cosmetic-ingredient safety and additives of concern

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 critical · 2 high · 1 moderate · 4 minor · 2 low · 12 not assessed

12 of 23 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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