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Essence All About Matt! Fixing Compact Powder
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Essence All About Matt! Fixing Compact Powder

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

Cosmetic safety
High

9 of 11 ingredients recognised

Chemical concern
Not assessed
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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, Talc.

  1. TalcHigh concernMineral powder. IARC classified talc as probably carcinogenic to humans (Group 2A) in 2024, and cosmetic talc must be free of asbestos, which it can occur alongside. The EU requires a warning to keep children's powders away from the nose and mouth.
    What it is
    Its recorded role: abrasive and skin protecting. About Talc
    Why it's flagged
    Mineral powder. IARC classified talc as probably carcinogenic to humans (Group 2A) in 2024, and cosmetic talc must be free of asbestos, which it can occur alongside. The EU requires a warning to keep children's powders away from the nose and mouth.
    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: 9 of 11 ingredients recognised.

Ingredients

  • Talc›
  • Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate›
  • Saphire Powder
  • Aqua›
  • Magnesium Stearate›
  • Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride›
  • Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyl-Adipate-2
  • Ethylhexyl Palmitate›
  • Caprylyl Glycol›
  • Hexylene Glycol›
  • Phenoxyethanol›
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TALC, ALUMINUM STARCH OCTENYLSUCCINATE, SAPHIRE POWDER, AQUA (WATER), MAGNESIUM STEARATE, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, BIS-DIGLYCERYL POLYACYL-ADIPATE-2, ETHYLHEXYL PALMITATE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, HEXYLENE GLYCOL, PHENOXYETHANOL.

Cosmetic safety

Cosmetic-ingredient safety and additives of concern

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 high · 2 minor · 3 low · 3 not assessed

3 of 9 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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