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Calgon
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Calgon

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

Cosmetic safety
High

All 6 ingredients recognised

Chemical concern
Not assessed

Advisory

  • Contains fragrance: Fragrance

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

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, Methylisothiazolinone.

  1. MethylisothiazolinoneHigh concernPotent contact sensitizer; banned in EU leave-on cosmetics since 2017.
    What it is
    Its recorded role: preservative and antioxidant. About Methylisothiazolinone
    Why it's flagged
    Potent contact sensitizer; banned in EU leave-on cosmetics since 2017.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated cosmetic-ingredient concern list.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. The label names this substance exactly.
  2. MethylchloroisothiazolinoneHigh concernPotent contact sensitizer (MCI).
    What it is
    Its recorded role: preservative and antioxidant. About Methylchloroisothiazolinone
    Why it's flagged
    Potent contact sensitizer (MCI).
    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.

Assessed against the label as captured: all 6 ingredients recognised.

Ingredients

  • Water›
  • Sodium Acrylic Acid/MA Copolymer›
  • Sodium Citrate›
  • Fragrance›
  • Methylchloroisothiazolinone›
  • Methylisothiazolinone›
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Water, Sodium Acrylic Acid/MA Copolymer, Sodium Citrate, Fragrance, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone. Questions? C1-800-228-4722 For more ingredient information visit www.rbnainfo.com US Patents: www.rb.com/patents ©2020 RB

Cosmetic safety

Cosmetic-ingredient safety and additives of concern

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 minor · 2 low · 2 not assessed

2 of 5 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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