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Nivea Sun Dry Protect
Greenveil's read: looks good. Cosmetic safety minor.
- Minor
Advisory
- Contains fragrance: Parfum
- Fragrance allergens: Linalool, Citronellol, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Benzyl 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, 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›
- C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate›
- Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane›
- Ethylhexyl Salicylate›
- Butylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate›
- Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine›
- Dibutyl Adipate›
- Distarch Phosphate›
- Tapioca Starch›
- Ethylhexyl Triazone›
- Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid›
- VP/Hexadecene Copolymer›
- Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate›
- Tocopheryl Acetate›
- Glycerin›
- Silica Dimethyl Silylate›
- Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer›
- Xanthan Gum›
- Trisodium EDTA›
- Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate›
- Sodium Hydroxide›
- Hydroxyacetophenone›
- Phenoxyethanol›
- Linalool›
- Citronellol›
- Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone›
- Benzyl Alcohol›
- Parfum›
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Ohne Octinoxat, Oxybenzon Ingredients: Aqua, Alcohol Denat., C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Butylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, Dibutyl Adipate, Distarch Phosphate, Tapioca Starch, Ethylhexyl Triazone, Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid, VP/Hexadecene Copolymer, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Glycerin, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Xanthan Gum, Trisodium EDTA, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Sodium Hydroxide, Hydroxyacetophenone, Phenoxyethanol, Linalool, Citronellol, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Benzyl Alcohol, Parfum
Cosmetic safety
Cosmetic-ingredient safety and additives of concern
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- Sodium HydroxideHigh concern
- LinaloolHigh concern
- Benzyl AlcoholHigh concern
11 of 29 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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How we assembled this record: source coverage, image cache state, review state, and the active product version.
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