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Tylenol

Greenveil's read: acceptable. Cosmetic safety moderate.

Cosmetic safety
Moderate

24 of 25 ingredients recognised

Chemical concern
Not assessed

Advisory

  • Fragrance allergens: Benzyl Alcohol

EU-declared fragrance allergens: relevant only if you are sensitised to them.

Why it's rated this way

6 ingredients on this label are flagged. A cosmetic's rating is set by its most serious finding — here, Butylparaben.

  1. ButylparabenModerate concernEndocrine-activity concern; tighter EU limits.
    What it is
    Its recorded role: preservative and fragrance. About Butylparaben
    Why it's flagged
    Endocrine-activity concern; tighter EU limits.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated cosmetic-ingredient concern list.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. The label names this substance exactly.
  2. MethylparabenModerate concernEndocrine-activity debate; common consumer avoid-list item. EU-permitted preservative.
    What it is
    Its recorded role: preservative and fragrance. About Methylparaben
    Why it's flagged
    Endocrine-activity debate; common consumer avoid-list item. EU-permitted preservative.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated cosmetic-ingredient concern list.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. The label names this substance exactly.
  3. PropylparabenModerate concernEndocrine-activity concern; tighter EU limits than methyl/ethyl.
    What it is
    Its recorded role: preservative and fragrance. About Propylparaben
    Why it's flagged
    Endocrine-activity concern; tighter EU limits than methyl/ethyl.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated cosmetic-ingredient concern list.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. The label names this substance exactly.
  4. Titanium DioxideMinor 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 Titanium Dioxide
    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 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.
  5. FD&C red no. 40Minor concernPermitted cosmetic colorant.
    What it is
    Its recorded role: colorant and hair dyeing. About FD&C red no. 40
    Why it's flagged
    Permitted cosmetic colorant.
    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.
  6. FD&C blue no. 1Minor concernPermitted cosmetic colorant.
    What it is
    Its recorded role: colorant and hair dyeing. About FD&C blue no. 1
    Why it's flagged
    Permitted cosmetic colorant.
    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: 24 of 25 ingredients recognised.

Ingredients

  • Benzyl Alcohol›
  • Butylparaben›
  • Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium›
  • D&C yellow no. 10›
  • Edetate Calcium Disodium›
  • FD&C blue no. 1›
  • FD&C red no. 40›
  • Gelatin›
  • Hypromellose›
  • Iron Oxide›
  • Magnesium Stearate›
  • Methylparaben›
  • Modified Starch›
  • Polyethylene Glycol›
  • Polysorbate 80›
  • Powdered Cellulose›
  • Pregelatinized Starch
  • Propylene Glycol›
  • Propylparaben›
  • Red Iron Oxide›
  • Sodium Lauryl Sulfate›
  • Sodium Propionate›
  • Sodium Starch Glycolate›
  • Titanium Dioxide›
  • Yellow Iron Oxide›
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benzyl alcohol, butylparaben, carboxymethylcellulose sodium, D&C yellow no. 10, edetate calcium disodium, FD&C blue no. 1, FD&C red no. 40, gelatin, hypromellose, iron oxide, magnesium stearate, methylparaben, modified starch, polyethylene glycol, polysorbate 80, powdered cellulose, pregelatinized starch, propylene glycol, propylparaben, red iron oxide, sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium propionate, sodium starch glycolate, titanium dioxide, yellow iron oxide

Cosmetic safety

Cosmetic-ingredient safety and additives of concern

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

5 high · 2 minor · 3 low · 14 not assessed

14 of 24 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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