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Classic with palm extract
Colgate-Palmolive, Palmolive, Palmolive menShaving · 3015910608817

Classic with palm extract

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

Cosmetic safety
Critical

All 17 ingredients recognised

Chemical concern
Not assessed

Advisory

  • Contains fragrance: Parfum
  • Fragrance allergens: Limonene

Fragrance does not change the rating; it matters if your skin reacts to fragrance. EU-declared fragrance allergens: relevant only if you are sensitised to them.

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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, Hydroxyisohexyl 3-Cyclohexene Carboxaldehyde.

  1. Hydroxyisohexyl 3-Cyclohexene CarboxaldehydeCritical concernEU CosIng Annex II
    What it is
    Its recorded role: perfuming and fragrance. About Hydroxyisohexyl 3-Cyclohexene Carboxaldehyde
    Why it's flagged
    EU CosIng Annex II
    Regulatory basis
    EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex II — substances prohibited in cosmetics.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. The label names this substance exactly.
  2. Potassium HydroxideMinor concernAlkali (lye). It is used up in the product: as a pH adjuster it neutralises an acid in the formula, and in soft or liquid soap it turns the oils into soap. The EU caps the alkalinity it may leave (pH 11 for pH-adjuster use); the higher limits, with warnings, are only for hair straighteners, cuticle removers and depilatories.
    What it is
    Its recorded role: buffering and denaturant. About Potassium Hydroxide
    Why it's flagged
    Alkali (lye). It is used up in the product: as a pH adjuster it neutralises an acid in the formula, and in soft or liquid soap it turns the oils into soap. The EU caps the alkalinity it may leave (pH 11 for pH-adjuster use); the higher limits, with warnings, are only for hair straighteners, cuticle removers and depilatories.
    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. Sodium HydroxideMinor concernAlkali (lye). It is used up in the product: as a pH adjuster it neutralises an acid in the formula, and in soap it turns the oils into soap. The EU caps the alkalinity it may leave (pH 11 for pH-adjuster use); the higher limits, with warnings, are only for hair straighteners, cuticle removers and depilatories.
    What it is
    Its recorded role: buffering and denaturant. About Sodium Hydroxide
    Why it's flagged
    Alkali (lye). It is used up in the product: as a pH adjuster it neutralises an acid in the formula, and in soap it turns the oils into soap. The EU caps the alkalinity it may leave (pH 11 for pH-adjuster use); the higher limits, with warnings, are only for hair straighteners, cuticle removers and depilatories.
    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 17 ingredients recognised.

Ingredients

  • Aqua›
  • Stearic Acid›
  • Glycerin›
  • Potassium Hydroxide›
  • Coconut Acid›
  • Cocos Nucifera Oil›
  • Sodium Hydroxide›
  • Parfum›
  • Sodium Silicate›
  • Cocos Nucifera Extract›
  • Potassium Chloride›
  • Hydroxyisohexyl 3-Cyclohexene Carboxaldehyde›
  • Limonene›
  • CI 42051›
  • CI 45350›
  • CI 47005›
  • CI 15985›
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Aqua, Stearic Acid, Glycerin, Potassium Hydroxide, Coconut Acid, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Sodium Hydroxide, Parfum, Sodium Silicate, Cocos Nucifera Extract, Potassium Chloride, Hydroxyisohexyl 3-Cyclohexene Carboxaldehyde, Limonene, CI 42051, CI 45350, CI 47005, CI 15985.

Cosmetic safety

Cosmetic-ingredient safety and additives of concern

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 critical · 2 high · 2 minor · 6 low · 5 not assessed

5 of 17 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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