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MAC Retro Matte Lipstick - Ruby Woo
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MAC Retro Matte Lipstick - Ruby Woo

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

Cosmetic safety
High

All 34 ingredients recognised

Chemical concern
Not assessed

Advisory

  • Fragrance allergens: Vanillin

EU-declared fragrance allergens: relevant only if you are sensitised to them.

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Why it's rated this way

6 ingredients on this label are flagged. A cosmetic's rating is set by its most serious finding — here, Yellow 5 Lake.

  1. Yellow 5 LakeHigh concernEU CosIng Annex III
    What it is
    Its recorded role: colourant. About Yellow 5 Lake
    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. Red 6 LakeMinor concernPermitted cosmetic colorant.
    What it is
    Its recorded role: colourant. About Red 6 Lake
    Why it's flagged
    Permitted cosmetic colorant.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated cosmetic-ingredient concern list.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. The label names this substance exactly.
  3. Red 7 LakeMinor concernPermitted cosmetic colorant.
    What it is
    Its recorded role: colorant and hair dyeing. About Red 7 Lake
    Why it's flagged
    Permitted cosmetic colorant.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated cosmetic-ingredient concern list.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. The label names this substance exactly.
  4. Titanium DioxideMinor concernPermitted white pigment and UV filter. Inhaled titanium dioxide powder is a suspected carcinogen, so the EU restricts it in loose face powders and hair sprays and bars it from any product that could be breathed in; in creams, toothpaste and other non-sprayed products those limits do not come into play.
    What it is
    Its recorded role: uv filter and uv absorber. About Titanium Dioxide
    Why it's flagged
    Permitted white pigment and UV filter. Inhaled titanium dioxide powder is a suspected carcinogen, so the EU restricts it in loose face powders and hair sprays and bars it from any product that could be breathed in; in creams, toothpaste and other non-sprayed products those limits do not come into play.
    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.
  5. Red 6Minor concernPermitted cosmetic colorant.
    What it is
    Its recorded role: colorant and hair dyeing. About Red 6
    Why it's flagged
    Permitted cosmetic colorant.
    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.
  6. Blue 1 LakeMinor concernPermitted cosmetic colorant.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet. About Blue 1 Lake
    Why it's flagged
    Permitted cosmetic colorant.
    Regulatory basis
    EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex IV — permitted colourant, with 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 34 ingredients recognised.

Ingredients

  • Dimethicone›
  • Isoeicosane›
  • Kaolin›
  • Ceresin›
  • Paraffin›
  • Isononyl Isononanoate›
  • Microcrystalline Wax›
  • Silica›
  • Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride›
  • Copernicia Cerifera Wax›
  • Hydrogenated Polyisobutene›
  • Vanillin›
  • Tocopherol›
  • Glyceryl Linoleate›
  • Glyceryl Linolenate›
  • PVP/Hexadecene Copolymer
  • Methicone›
  • Triethoxycaprylylsilane›
  • Mica›
  • Titanium Dioxide›
  • Iron Oxides›
  • Blue 1 Lake›
  • Bismuth Oxychloride›
  • Carmine›
  • Orange 5 Lake›
  • Red 6›
  • Red 6 Lake›
  • Red 7 Lake›
  • Red 28 Lake›
  • Red 30 Lake›
  • Red 33 Lake›
  • Yellow 5 Lake›
  • Yellow 6 Lake›
  • Yellow 10 Lake›
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Dimethicone, Isoeicosane, Kaolin, Ceresin, Paraffin, Isononyl Isononanoate, Microcrystalline Wax (Cera Microcristallina), Silica, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Vanillin, Tocopherol, Glyceryl Linoleate, Glyceryl Linolenate, PVP/Hexadecene Copolymer, Methicone, Triethoxycaprylylsilane. May Contain (+/-): Mica, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090), Bismuth Oxychloride (CI 77163), Carmine (CI 75470), Orange 5 Lake (CI 45370), Red 6 (CI 15850), Red 6 Lake (CI 15850), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), Red 28 Lake (CI 45410), Red 30 Lake (CI 73360), Red 33 Lake (CI 17200), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140), Yellow 6 Lake (CI 15985), Yellow 10 Lake (CI 47005)

Cosmetic safety

Cosmetic-ingredient safety and additives of concern

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

6 high · 3 minor · 5 low · 18 not assessed

18 of 32 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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