Listerine cool mint

Why it's rated this way

2 ingredients on this label are flagged. A cosmetic's rating is set by its most serious finding — here, salicilato di metile.

1. salicilato di metileModerate concernEU-permitted within product-specific Annex III concentration limits. It is classified as a suspected reproductive toxicant (CMR category 2), so the limits matter.

   What it is

   Its recorded role: flavouring and oral care. About salicilato di metile

   Why it's flagged

   EU-permitted within product-specific Annex III concentration limits. It is classified as a suspected reproductive toxicant (CMR category 2), so the limits matter.

   Regulatory basis

   EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex III — allowed only within set limits and conditions; EU classification as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction (category 2); Greenveil's curated cosmetic-ingredient concern list. The listing applies only under conditions a label can't show (product type, concentration or use).

   How sure we are

   High confidence. The label names this substance exactly; whether the conditions apply depends on the product's formula.

2. fluoruro di sodioMinor concernAnticavity active in toothpaste; beneficial at compliant levels.

   What it is

   Its recorded role: antiplaque and oral care. About fluoruro di sodio

   Why it's flagged

   Anticavity active in toothpaste; beneficial at compliant levels.

   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: 11 of 16 ingredients recognised.