
3 PROHIBITED
Tretinoin 0.025%/Hydroquinone 4% Cream
Contains Prohibited Substances
❌ 1 prohibited⚠️ 1 needs review🔶 1 restricted
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❌ Prohibited (Annex II) — 1
- Tretinoin (INN) (retinoic acid and its salts)
⚠️ Needs Review (Annex II) — 1
- 1,4-Dihydroxybenzene (Hydroquinone), with the exception of entry 14 in Annex III
Ingredient composition · 22 total
Safe (0)Restricted (0)Prohibited (2)Unknown (20)
Composition
5% natural18% synthetic
🌿 1 natural❓ 17 unknown origin🧪 4 synthetic
Based on 22 ingredients analyzed. 5% natural, 77% unknown origin and 18% synthetic.
Ingredients data:20 / 22explained
3 prohibited (EU Annex II)
Ingredients List
Showing 5 of 22 ingredients
Ingredients Explained
22 / 22Safe — well-studied, low concernNeutral / Unknown — limited dataConcern — high comedogenic/irritancy
⚠️5 of 22 ingredients missing description or function
Hydroquinone#1🚫 Prohibited
Hydroquinone
No function
Tretinoin#2🚫 Prohibited
Tretinoin is a cosmetic ingredient used in this formulation.
No descriptionNo function
Purified Water#3
Purified Water is a cosmetic ingredient used in this formulation.
No descriptionNo function
Cetearyl Alcohol#4
mixture
mixture of fatty alcohols
Glyceryl Stearate#5
type of chemical entity
chemical compound
Isohexadecane#6
SKIN CONDITIONING, SKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT, SOLVENT
Hydrocarbons, C4, 1,3-butadiene-free, polym., tetraisobutylene fraction, hydrogenated
Isododecane#7
PERFUMING, SKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT, SOLVENT
2,2,4,6,6-Pentamethylheptane; Hydrocarbons, C4, 1,3-butadiene-free, polymd., triisobutylene fraction, hydrogenated
Stearyl Behenate#8
SKIN CONDITIONING, SKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
Octadecyl docosanoate
Cetyl Alcohol#9
EMULSION STABILISING, FRAGRANCE, OPACIFYING, SKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT, SURFACTANT - CLEANSING, SURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING, SURFACTANT - FOAM BOOSTING, VISCOSITY CONTROLLING
Hexadecan-1-ol
Polyacrylate-13#10
FILM FORMING
Copolymer of acrylic acid, acrylamide, sodium acrylate, sodium acryloyldimethyltaurate monomers
Polysorbate 60#11
type of chemical entity
chemical compound
PEG-75 Stearate#12
SURFACTANT - CLEANSING
Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-(1-oxooctadecyl)-.omega.-hydroxy- (75 mol EO average molar ratio)
Polyisobutene#13
BINDING, FILM FORMING, VISCOSITY CONTROLLING
Homopolymer of 2-methyl-1 propene
C13-15 Alkane#14
C13-15 Alkane is a mixture of alkanes with 13 to 15 carbon atoms in the alkyl chain
No function
Polyurethane-39#15
VISCOSITY CONTROLLING
Polyurethane-39 is a copolymer of PEG-140 and hexamethylene diisocyanate end-capped with C12-14 Pareth-10, C16-18 Pareth-11, and C18-20 Pareth-11
Tocopheryl Acetate#16
type of chemical entity
chemical compound
Ascorbic Acid#17
type of chemical entity
nutrient found in citrus fruits and other foods
Sodium Bisulfite#18
Sodium hydrogensulphite
No function
Benzoic Acid#19
FRAGRANCE, pH ADJUSTERS, PRESERVATIVE
Benzoic acid
Sorbic Acid#20
type of chemical entity
chemical compound
Polysorbate 20#21
group of chemical entities
chemical substance
Propylene Glycol#22
group of stereoisomers
pair of enantiomers





