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Softsoap Vanilla & Brown Sugar

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.

Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 1 Apr 2026

Why it's rated this way

3 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. TartrazineHigh concernSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
  2. Ponceau 4RHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children. Banned in the US.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children. Banned in the US.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
  3. Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Water52.4%No flag›
  • Sodium laureth sulfate23.8%No flag›
  • Cocamidopropyl betaine11.9%No flag›
  • Sodium chloride6%No flag›
  • Cocamide mea3%No flag›
  • Sodium salicylate1.5%No flag›
  • Parfum0.7%No flag›
  • Sodium benzoate · E2110.4%Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • Citric acid · E3300.2%No flag
  • Sodium sulfate · E514i<0.1%No flag
  • Tetrasodium edta<0.1%No flag›
  • Polyquaternium-7<0.1%No flag›
  • Peg-18 glyceryl oleate<0.1%No flag
  • CocoateNo flag
  • Poloxamer 124No flag›
  • Peg-7 glyceryl cocoateNo flag›
  • Yellow 5 · E102High

    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.

  • Red 33 o colgate-palmolive canada incNo flag
  • DistrNo flag
  • TorontoNo flag
  • M3c 1w3 * recyclable bottle bouteille recyclable 9899176 58000 31036 1-800-268-6757 www.softsoap.caNo flag
  • Ponceau 4R (E124)High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children. Banned in the US.

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aqua, sodium laureth sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium chloride, cocamide mea, sodium salicylate, parfum, sodium benzoate, citric acid, sodium sulfate, tetrasodium edta, polyquaternium-7, peg-18 glyceryl oleate/cocoate, poloxamer 124, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, yellow 5, red 33 o colgate-palmolive canada inc., distr. toronto, canada m3c 1w3 * recyclable bottle bouteille recyclable 9899176 58000 31036 1-800-268-6757 www.softsoap.ca

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
  • Ponceau 4RSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children. Banned in the US.
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 high · 1 moderate · 2 low · 7 not assessed

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