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Color recharge cool brunette
WellaHair · 4015600252601

Color recharge cool brunette

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

Cosmetic safety
Critical

All 26 ingredients recognised

Chemical concern
Not assessed

Advisory

  • Contains fragrance: Parfum
  • Fragrance allergens: Benzyl Alcohol, Linalool, Hexyl Cinnamal, Benzyl Salicylate, Citronellol

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

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

  1. Butylphenyl MethylpropionalCritical concernEU-banned (CMR 1B) in cosmetics since March 2022. Rated at least high; critical when the linked chemindex record confirms the Annex II ban for this ingredient.
    What it is
    Its recorded role: perfuming and fragrance. About Butylphenyl Methylpropional
    Why it's flagged
    EU-banned (CMR 1B) in cosmetics since March 2022. Rated at least high; critical when the linked chemindex record confirms the Annex II ban for this ingredient.
    Regulatory basis
    EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex II — substances prohibited in cosmetics; Greenveil's curated cosmetic-ingredient concern list.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. The label names this substance exactly.
  2. GlyoxalHigh concernEU CosIng Annex III
    What it is
    Its recorded role: antimicrobial and perfuming. About Glyoxal
    Why it's flagged
    EU CosIng Annex III
    Regulatory basis
    EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex III — allowed only within set limits and conditions; EU classification as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction (category 2).
    How sure we are
    High confidence. The label names this substance exactly.
  3. HC Blue No.16High concernEU CosIng Annex III
    What it is
    Its recorded role: colorant and hair dyeing. About HC Blue No.16
    Why it's flagged
    EU CosIng Annex III
    Regulatory basis
    EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex III — allowed only within set limits and conditions.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. The label names this substance exactly.
  4. Basic Red 76High concernEU CosIng Annex III
    What it is
    Its recorded role: hair dyeing and colourant. About Basic Red 76
    Why it's flagged
    EU CosIng Annex III
    Regulatory basis
    EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex III — allowed only within set limits and conditions.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. The label names this substance exactly.
  5. Basic Brown 17High concernEU CosIng Annex III
    What it is
    Its recorded role: hair dyeing and colourant. About Basic Brown 17
    Why it's flagged
    EU CosIng Annex III
    Regulatory basis
    EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex III — allowed only within set limits and conditions.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. The label names this substance exactly.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.

Assessed against the label as captured: all 26 ingredients recognised.

Ingredients

  • Aqua›
  • Stearyl Alcohol›
  • Behentrimonium Methosulfate›
  • Cetyl Alcohol›
  • Bis-Aminopropyl Dimethicone›
  • Phenoxyethanol›
  • Benzyl Alcohol›
  • Dicetyldimonium Chloride›
  • Isopropyl Alcohol›
  • Parfum›
  • Methylparaben›
  • Potassium Phosphate›
  • Propylene glycol›
  • Propylparaben›
  • Disodium EDTA›
  • Ethanolamine›
  • Hydroxyethylcellulose›
  • Butylphenyl Methylpropional›
  • Linalool›
  • Hexyl Cinnamal›
  • Benzyl Salicylate›
  • Citronellol›
  • Basic Brown 17›
  • Basic Red 76›
  • HC Blue No.16›
  • Glyoxal›
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Aqua, Stearyl Alcohol, Behentrimonium Methosulfate,Cetyl Alcohol, Bis-Aminopropyl Dimethicone, Phenoxyethanol, Benzyl Alcohol, Dicetyldimonium Chloride, Isopropyl Alcohol, Parfum, Methylparaben, Potassium Phosphate, Propylene glycol, Propylparaben, Disodium EDTA, Ethanolamine, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Linalool, Hexyl Cinnamal, Benzyl Salicylate, Citronellol,Basic Brown 17,Basic Red 76,HC Blue No.16, Glyoxal

Cosmetic safety

Cosmetic-ingredient safety and additives of concern

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 critical · 8 high · 1 minor · 4 low · 12 not assessed

12 of 26 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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Where this product data comes from

How we assembled this record: source coverage, image cache state, review state, and the active product version.

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