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Shea better ultra dream hand cream
Greenveil's read: looks good. Cosmetic safety minor.
- Minor
Advisory
- Contains fragrance: Fragrance/Parfum
Fragrance does not change the rating; it matters if your skin reacts to fragrance.
Why it's rated this way
1 ingredient on this label is flagged. A cosmetic's rating is set by its most serious finding — here, Sodium Hydroxide.
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.
Ingredients
- Water›
- Cetyl Alcohol›
- Cetyl Ethylhexanoate›
- Glycerin›
- Glyceryl Stearate SE›
- Isododecane›
- Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride›
- Fragrance/Parfum›
- Butyrospermum Parkii Oil›
- Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter›
- Persea Gratissima Oil›
- Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil›
- Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice›
- Xanthan Gum›
- Glyceryl Stearate›
- Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil›
- Dimethicone›
- Palmitic Acid›
- Stearic Acid›
- Caprylyl Glycol›
- Phenoxyethanol›
- PEG-100 Stearate›
- Hexylene Glycol›
- Disodium EDTA›
- Carbomer›
- Diisostearoyl Polyglyceryl-3 Dimer Dilinoleate›
- Sodium Hydroxide›
- Tocopheryl Acetate›
- Citric Acid›
- Myristic Acid›
- Potassium Sorbate›
- Sodium Benzoate›
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Water/Eau, Cetyl Alcohol, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Isododecane, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Fragrance/Parfum, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Oil, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Xanthan Gum, Glyceryl Stearate, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Dimethicone, Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, PEG-100 Stearate, Hexylene Glycol, Disodium EDTA, Carbomer, Diisostearoyl Polyglyceryl-3 Dimer Dilinoleate, Sodium Hydroxide, Tocopheryl Acetate, Citric Acid, Myristic Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate.
Cosmetic safety
Cosmetic-ingredient safety and additives of concern
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- Sodium HydroxideHigh concern
- WaterModerate concern
- Cetyl AlcoholModerate concern
9 of 32 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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Where this product data comes from
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Trust & sources
Where this product data comes from
How we assembled this record: source coverage, image cache state, review state, and the active product version.
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