Heliocare 360º color bronze

Why it's rated this way

3 ingredients on this label are flagged. A cosmetic's rating is set by its most serious finding — here, Ethyl Lauroyl Arginate HCL.

1. Ethyl Lauroyl Arginate HCLHigh concernEU CosIng Annex III

   What it is

   Its recorded role: preservative and antimicrobial. About Ethyl Lauroyl Arginate HCL

   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.

2. Titanium DioxideMinor concernPermitted white pigment and UV filter. Inhaled titanium dioxide powder is a suspected carcinogen, so the EU restricts it in loose face powders and hair sprays and bars it from any product that could be breathed in; in creams, toothpaste and other non-sprayed products those limits do not come into play.

   What it is

   Its recorded role: uv filter and uv absorber. About Titanium Dioxide

   Why it's flagged

   Permitted white pigment and UV filter. Inhaled titanium dioxide powder is a suspected carcinogen, so the EU restricts it in loose face powders and hair sprays and bars it from any product that could be breathed in; in creams, toothpaste and other non-sprayed products those limits do not come into play.

   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.

3. C13-15 AlkaneMinor concernLight emollient hydrocarbon, produced either from refined petroleum or from plant sugars. The EU prohibition it is linked to covers petroleum distillates whose refining history is unknown, not refined or plant-derived grades.

   What it is

   Its recorded role: solvent. About C13-15 Alkane

   Why it's flagged

   Light emollient hydrocarbon, produced either from refined petroleum or from plant sugars. The EU prohibition it is linked to covers petroleum distillates whose refining history is unknown, not refined or plant-derived grades.

   Regulatory basis

   EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex II — substances prohibited in cosmetics; EU classification as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction; Greenveil's curated cosmetic-ingredient concern list. The listing applies only under conditions a label can't show (product type, concentration or use).

   How sure we are

   High confidence. The label names this substance exactly; whether the conditions apply depends on the product's formula.

Assessed against the label as captured: all 59 ingredients recognised.