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Petrolum jelly

Greenveil's read: looks good. Cosmetic safety minor.

Cosmetic safety: Minor
All 8 ingredients recognised
Chemical concern: Not assessed

Advisory

Contains fragrance: Parfum
Fragrance allergens: Benzyl Salicylate, Citronellol, Coumarin, Eugenol, Geraniol, 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.

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, Petrolatum.

PetrolatumMinor concernCosmetic-grade petrolatum is highly refined. The EU prohibits petrolatum only when its full refining history is not known and it cannot be shown to be free of carcinogenic impurities.
What it is
Its recorded role: uv absorber and moisturising. About Petrolatum
Why it's flagged
Cosmetic-grade petrolatum is highly refined. The EU prohibits petrolatum only when its full refining history is not known and it cannot be shown to be free of carcinogenic impurities.
Regulatory basis
EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex II — substances prohibited in cosmetics; EU classification as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction; 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.