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Greenveil's read: looks good. Cosmetic safety minor.
- Minor
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, Sodium Hydroxide.
Sodium HydroxideMinor concernAlkali (lye). It is used up in the product: as a pH adjuster it neutralises an acid in the formula, and in soap it turns the oils into soap. The EU caps the alkalinity it may leave (pH 11 for pH-adjuster use); the higher limits, with warnings, are only for hair straighteners, cuticle removers and depilatories.
- What it is
- Its recorded role: buffering and denaturant. About Sodium Hydroxide
- Why it's flagged
- Alkali (lye). It is used up in the product: as a pH adjuster it neutralises an acid in the formula, and in soap it turns the oils into soap. The EU caps the alkalinity it may leave (pH 11 for pH-adjuster use); the higher limits, with warnings, are only for hair straighteners, cuticle removers and depilatories.
- 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.
Ingredients
- Aqua›
- Alcohol Denat›
- Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane›
- Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine›
- Isopropyl Palmitate›
- C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate›
- Dibutyl Adipate›
- Ethylhexyl Triazone›
- Butylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate›
- Cetearyl Alcohol›
- Distarch Phosphate›
- Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid›
- Glyceryl Stearate›
- Tapioca Starch›
- Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate›
- Methylpropanediol›
- Glycerin›
- Glycyrrhiza Inflata Root Extract›
- Tocopheryl Acetate›
- Xanthan Gum›
- Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate›
- Cocoglycerides›
- Hydrogenated Coco-Glycerides›
- Hydrogenated Rapeseed Oil›
- Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate›
- Silica Dimethyl Silylate›
- Sodium Chloride›
- Sodium Hydroxide›
- Ethylhexylglycerin›
- Hydroxyacetophenone›
- Trisodium EDTA›
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Aqua, Alcohol Denat., Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, Isopropyl Palmitate, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Dibutyl Adipate, Ethylhexyl Triazone, Butylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Distarch Phosphate, Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid, Glyceryl Stearate, Tapioca Starch, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, Methylpropanediol, Glycerin, Glycyrrhiza Inflata Root Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Xanthan Gum, Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, Cocoglycerides, Hydrogenated Coco-Glycerides, Hydrogenated Rapeseed Oil, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Hydroxide, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hydroxyacetophenone, Trisodium EDTA
Cosmetic safety
Cosmetic-ingredient safety and additives of concern
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- Sodium HydroxideHigh concern
- Butyl MethoxydibenzoylmethaneMinor concern
- Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl TriazineMinor concern
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Alternatives
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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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