Morinaga BF_1

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, Retinyl-acetate.

1. Retinyl-acetateHigh concernVitamin A (retinol and its esters). Cosmetics add to the vitamin A people already get from food, so the EU capped it at 0.05 % retinol equivalent in body lotion and 0.3 % in other products — products over the cap may still be on sale until May 2027, and a label does not show the strength.

   What it is

   Its recorded role: skin conditioning and antioxidant. About Retinyl-acetate

   Why it's flagged

   Vitamin A (retinol and its esters). Cosmetics add to the vitamin A people already get from food, so the EU capped it at 0.05 % retinol equivalent in body lotion and 0.3 % in other products — products over the cap may still be on sale until May 2027, and a label does not show the strength.

   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.

2. Zinc sulphateHigh concernEU CosIng Annex III

   What it is

   Its recorded role: antimicrobial and skin conditioning. About Zinc sulphate

   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. Calcium hydroxideMinor concernAlkali (slaked lime), the same kind of ingredient as sodium hydroxide. In an oleo-calcareous liniment it reacts with the oil to form calcium soaps; elsewhere it adjusts pH. The EU caps the alkalinity it may leave (pH 11 for pH-adjuster use); the higher limits are only for hair straighteners and depilatories, which also carry other restricted actives.

   What it is

   Its recorded role: buffering and ph adjuster. About Calcium hydroxide

   Why it's flagged

   Alkali (slaked lime), the same kind of ingredient as sodium hydroxide. In an oleo-calcareous liniment it reacts with the oil to form calcium soaps; elsewhere it adjusts pH. The EU caps the alkalinity it may leave (pH 11 for pH-adjuster use); the higher limits are only for hair straighteners and depilatories, which also carry other restricted actives.

   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: 37 of 41 ingredients recognised.