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Henkel, Schwarzkopf4015100738124

Schwarzkopf Brilliance Hair Gloss Cacao Brown 150mL

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

Cosmetic safety
High

28 of 29 ingredients recognised

Chemical concern
Not assessed

Advisory

  • Contains fragrance: Parfum
  • Fragrance allergens: 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

5 ingredients on this label are flagged. A cosmetic's rating is set by its most serious finding — here, HC Blue No. 16.

  1. HC Blue No. 16High concernEU CosIng Annex III
    What it is
    Its recorded role: colorant and hair dyeing. About HC Blue No. 16
    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. Basic Red 76High concernEU CosIng Annex III
    What it is
    Its recorded role: hair dyeing and colourant. About Basic Red 76
    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.
  3. Basic Yellow 57High concernEU CosIng Annex III
    What it is
    Its recorded role: hair dyeing and colourant. About Basic Yellow 57
    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.
  4. Basic Brown 17High concernEU CosIng Annex III
    What it is
    Its recorded role: hair dyeing and colourant. About Basic Brown 17
    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.
  5. Behentrimonium ChlorideMinor concernHair-conditioning quaternary ammonium. It irritates skin and eyes at high strength, so the EU caps it (other than as a preservative) at 5 % in rinse-off hair products and 3 % in leave-on products — the levels the SCCS found safe.
    What it is
    Its recorded role: preservative and antimicrobial. About Behentrimonium Chloride
    Why it's flagged
    Hair-conditioning quaternary ammonium. It irritates skin and eyes at high strength, so the EU caps it (other than as a preservative) at 5 % in rinse-off hair products and 3 % in leave-on products — the levels the SCCS found safe.
    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: 28 of 29 ingredients recognised.

Ingredients

  • Aqua›
  • Glycerin›
  • Cetearyl Alcohol›
  • Behentrimonium Chloride›
  • Isopropyl Myristate›
  • Glyceryl Stearate›
  • Parfum›
  • Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine›
  • Isopropyl Alcohol›
  • Sodium Benzoate›
  • Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil›
  • Polyquaternium-37›
  • Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil›
  • Cocos Nucifera Oil›
  • HC Blue No. 16›
  • Dicaprylyl Carbonate›
  • Panthenol›
  • Basic Yellow 57›
  • N-Bis -2-Nitro-p-Phenylenediamine
  • Citric Acid›
  • Sucrose›
  • Basic Brown 17›
  • Basic Red 76›
  • Hydroxypropylgluconamide›
  • Dipropylene Glycol›
  • Hydroxypropylammonium Gluconate›
  • Sodium Chloride›
  • Lauryl Glucoside›
  • Benzyl Alcohol›
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Aqua (Water, Eau), Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Behentrimonium Chloride, Isopropyl Myristate, Glyceryl Stearate, Parfum (Fragrance), Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Isopropyl Alcohol, Sodium Benzoate, Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil, Polyquaternium-37, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, HC Blue No. 16, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Panthenol, Basic Yellow 57, N,N-Bis(2-Hydroxyethyl)-2-Nitro-p-Phenylenediamine, Citric Acid, Sucrose, Basic Brown 17, Basic Red 76, Hydroxypropylgluconamide, Dipropylene Glycol, Hydroxypropylammonium Gluconate, Sodium Chloride, Lauryl Glucoside, Benzyl Alcohol

Cosmetic safety

Cosmetic-ingredient safety and additives of concern

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

6 high · 2 minor · 10 low · 10 not assessed

10 of 28 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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