Condicionador Dove Óleo de Nutrição

Why it's rated this way

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

1. MethylisothiazolinoneHigh concernPotent contact sensitizer; banned in EU leave-on cosmetics since 2017.

   What it is

   Its recorded role: preservative and antioxidant. About Methylisothiazolinone

   Why it's flagged

   Potent contact sensitizer; banned in EU leave-on cosmetics since 2017.

   Regulatory basis

   Greenveil's curated cosmetic-ingredient concern list.

   How sure we are

   High confidence. The label names this substance exactly.

2. MethylchloroisothiazolinoneHigh concernPotent contact sensitizer (MCI).

   What it is

   Its recorded role: preservative and antioxidant. About Methylchloroisothiazolinone

   Why it's flagged

   Potent contact sensitizer (MCI).

   Regulatory basis

   EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex V — permitted preservative, with a concentration limit; Greenveil's curated cosmetic-ingredient concern list.

   How sure we are

   High confidence. The label names this substance exactly.

3. Behentrimonium ChlorideMinor concernHair-conditioning quaternary ammonium. It irritates skin and eyes at high strength, so the EU caps it (other than as a preservative) at 5 % in rinse-off hair products and 3 % in leave-on products — the levels the SCCS found safe.

   What it is

   Its recorded role: preservative and antimicrobial. About Behentrimonium Chloride

   Why it's flagged

   Hair-conditioning quaternary ammonium. It irritates skin and eyes at high strength, so the EU caps it (other than as a preservative) at 5 % in rinse-off hair products and 3 % in leave-on products — the levels the SCCS found safe.

   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.

4. Hydrolyzed Wheat ProteinMinor concernWheat protein fragments, used for conditioning. Soap with a large-peptide wheat hydrolysate caused wheat allergies in Japan, so the EU caps the average peptide size at 3.5 kDa; relevant if you have a wheat allergy.

   What it is

   Its recorded role: skin conditioning and hair conditioning. About Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein

   Why it's flagged

   Wheat protein fragments, used for conditioning. Soap with a large-peptide wheat hydrolysate caused wheat allergies in Japan, so the EU caps the average peptide size at 3.5 kDa; relevant if you have a wheat allergy.

   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. Ci 42090Minor concernPermitted cosmetic colorant.

   What it is

   Its recorded role: colorant and hair dyeing. About Ci 42090

   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: 29 of 30 ingredients recognised.