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Nivea Creme
Greenveil's read: looks good. Cosmetic safety minor.
- Minor
Advisory
- Contains fragrance: Parfum
- Fragrance allergens: Limonene, Geraniol, Hydroxycitronellal, Linalool, Citronellol, Benzyl Benzoate, Cinnamyl 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.
Why it's rated this way
1 ingredient on this label is flagged. A cosmetic's rating is set by its most serious finding — here, Paraffinum Liquidum.
Paraffinum LiquidumMinor concernCosmetic-grade mineral oil (paraffinum liquidum) is a highly refined white oil. The EU prohibition covers untreated and mildly treated petroleum oils, not refined grades.
- What it is
- Its recorded role: emollient and occlusive. About Paraffinum Liquidum
- Why it's flagged
- Cosmetic-grade mineral oil (paraffinum liquidum) is a highly refined white oil. The EU prohibition covers untreated and mildly treated petroleum oils, not refined grades.
- Regulatory basis
- 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.
Ingredients
- Aqua›
- Paraffinum Liquidum›
- Cera Microcristallina›
- Glycerin›
- Lanolin Alcohol›
- Paraffin›
- Panthenol›
- Decyl Oleate›
- Octyldodecanol›
- Aluminum Stearates›
- Citric Acid›
- Magnesium Sulfate›
- Magnesium Stearate›
- Parfum›
- Limonene›
- Geraniol›
- Hydroxycitronellal›
- Linalool›
- Citronellol›
- Benzyl Benzoate›
- Cinnamyl Alcohol›
Show original label text
Aqua, Paraffinum Liquidum, Cera Microcristallina, Glycerin, Lanolin Alcohol, Paraffin, Panthenol, Decyl Oleate, Octyldodecanol, Aluminum Stearates, Citric Acid, Magnesium Sulfate, Magnesium Stearate, Parfum, Limonene, Geraniol, Hydroxycitronellal, Linalool, Citronellol, Benzyl Benzoate, Cinnamyl Alcohol
Cosmetic safety
Cosmetic-ingredient safety and additives of concern
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- GeraniolHigh concern
- HydroxycitronellalHigh concern
- LinaloolHigh concern
8 of 21 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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Trust & sources
Where this product data comes from
How we assembled this record: source coverage, image cache state, review state, and the active product version.
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