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King C Gillette

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

Cosmetic safety
High

All 39 ingredients recognised

Chemical concern
Not assessed

Advisory

  • Contains fragrance: Parfum
  • Fragrance allergens: Menthol, Linalool, Coumarin, Limonene, Benzyl Alcohol

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, 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.
  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 39 ingredients recognised.

Ingredients

  • Aqua›
  • Sodium Laureth Sulfate›
  • Cocamidopropyl Betaine›
  • Sodium Lauryl Sulfate›
  • Sodium Citrate›
  • Sodium Xylenesulfonate›
  • Sodium Chloride›
  • Stearyl Alcohol›
  • Glycerin›
  • Glycol Distearate›
  • Parfum›
  • Cetyl Alcohol›
  • Dimethiconol›
  • Citric Acid›
  • Sodium Benzoate›
  • Dimethicone›
  • Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride›
  • Tetrasodium EDTA›
  • Menthol›
  • Sodium Hydroxide›
  • TEA-Dodecylbenzenesulfonate›
  • Polyquaternium 6›
  • Trihydroxystearin›
  • Trideceth-10›
  • Histidine›
  • Linalool›
  • Coumarin›
  • Limonene›
  • Magnesium Nitrate›
  • Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil›
  • Persea Gratissima Oil›
  • Propylene Glycol›
  • Methylchloroisothiazolinone›
  • Magnesium Chloride›
  • Benzyl Alcohol›
  • Triethylene Glycol›
  • Methylisothiazolinone›
  • Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract›
  • Zea Mays Silk Extract›
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Aqua, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Xylenesulfonate, Sodium Chloride, Stearyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Glycol Distearate, Parfum, Cetyl Alcohol, Dimethiconol, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Dimethicone, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Tetrasodium EDTA, Menthol, Sodium Hydroxide, TEA-Dodecylbenzenesulfonate, Polyquaternium 6, Trihydroxystearin, Trideceth-10, Histidine, Linalool, Coumarin, Limonene, Magnesium Nitrate, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Persea Gratissima Oil, Propylene Glycol, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Magnesium Chloride, Benzyl Alcohol, Triethylene Glycol, Methylisothiazolinone, Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract, Zea Mays Silk Extract.

Cosmetic safety

Cosmetic-ingredient safety and additives of concern

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

4 high · 1 moderate · 3 minor · 11 low · 19 not assessed

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