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Protex ultra

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

Cosmetic safety
Critical

17 of 22 ingredients recognised

Chemical concern
Not assessed

Advisory

  • Contains fragrance: Parfum
  • Fragrance allergens: Benzyl Alcohol, Benzyl Salicylate, Citronellol, Eugenol, Limonene, Linalool

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.

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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, Pentetate.

  1. PentetateCritical concernEU CosIng Annex II
    What it is
    Its recorded role: chelating and chelating agent. About Pentetate
    Why it's flagged
    EU CosIng Annex II
    Regulatory basis
    EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex II — substances prohibited in cosmetics.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. The label names this substance exactly.
  2. Alternate/TalcHigh concernMineral powder. IARC classified talc as probably carcinogenic to humans (Group 2A) in 2024, and cosmetic talc must be free of asbestos, which it can occur alongside. The EU requires a warning to keep children's powders away from the nose and mouth.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet. About Alternate/Talc
    Why it's flagged
    Mineral powder. IARC classified talc as probably carcinogenic to humans (Group 2A) in 2024, and cosmetic talc must be free of asbestos, which it can occur alongside. The EU requires a warning to keep children's powders away from the nose and mouth.
    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.
  3. Ci 77891Minor 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 Ci 77891
    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 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: 17 of 22 ingredients recognised.

Ingredients

  • Sodium Palmate *A
  • Sodium Tallowate B
  • Aqua›
  • Sodium Palm ernelate
  • Glycerin›
  • Alternate/Talc
  • Stearic Acid›
  • Parfum›
  • Phenoxyethanol›
  • Chloride›
  • Pentaerithrityl Tetra-di-t-butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate
  • Pentetate›
  • Benzyl Alcohol›
  • Benzyl Salicylate›
  • Citronellol›
  • odium Pentasodium Coumarin
  • Eugenol›
  • Limonene›
  • Linalool›
  • CI 77891›
  • CI 47005›
  • CI 15510›
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Sodium Palmate *A, Sodium Tallowate B, Aqua, Sodium Palm ernelate, Glycerin, Alternate/Talc, Stearic Acid, Parfum, Phenoxyethanol, Chloride, Pentaerithrityl Tetra-di-t-butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Pentetate, Benzyl Alcohol, Benzyl Salicylate, Citronellol, odium Pentasodium Coumarin, Eugenol, Limonene, Linalool, Cl 77891, CI 47005, CI 15510.

Cosmetic safety

Cosmetic-ingredient safety and additives of concern

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 critical · 7 high · 1 minor · 3 low · 4 not assessed

4 of 16 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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