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❌ Prohibited (Annex II) — 3

2-(4-tert-butylbenzyl) propionaldehyde
Borates, tetraborates, octaborates and boric acid salts and esters, including: Disodium octaborate anhydrous [1] Disodium octaborate tetrahydrate [2] 2-Aminoethanol, monoester with boric acid [3] 2-Hydroxypropyl ammonium dihydrogen orthoborate [4] Potassium borate, boric acid potassium salt [5] Trioctyldodecyl borate [6] Zinc borate [7] Sodium borate, disodium tetraborate anhydrous; boric acid, sodium salt [8] Tetraboron disodium heptaoxide, hydrate [9] Orthoboric acid, sodium salt [10] Disodium tetraborate decahydrate; borax decahydrate [11] Disodium tetraborate pentahydrate; borax pentahydrate [12]
Distillates (petroleum), hydrotreated light paraffinic, if they contain > 3 % w/w DMSO extract

Ingredient composition · 22 total

Safe (2)Restricted (8)Prohibited (3)Unknown (9)

Composition

18% natural18% synthetic

🌿 4 natural❓ 14 unknown origin🧪 4 synthetic

Based on 22 ingredients analyzed. 18% natural, 64% unknown origin and 18% synthetic.

Ingredients data:22 / 22explained

3 prohibited (EU Annex II)

8 restricted (EU Annex III)

8 need review

Ingredient Analysis

🌟Goodies
Proven actives & beneficial ingredients
Water
Niacinamide

🧪Base Formula
Main ingredients by concentration
Water#1

Ingredients List

Showing 5 of 22 ingredients

Ingredients Explained

22 / 22

Safe — well-studied, low concernNeutral / Unknown — limited dataConcern — high comedogenic/irritancy

⚠️2 of 22 ingredients missing function

Water#1

Solvent

The most common cosmetic ingredient. Acts as a solvent and helps dissolve other ingredients.

Comedogenic: 0/5 Irritancy: 0/5

Methylparaben#2

FRAGRANCE, PRESERVATIVE

Methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate

Comedogenic: 0/5 Irritancy: 1/5

Propylene Glycol#3

group of stereoisomers

pair of enantiomers

Comedogenic: 2/5 Irritancy: 0/5

Sodium Borate#4🚫 Prohibited

Disodium tetraborate, anhydrous (boric acid, disodium salt); Disodium tetraborate decahydrate (borax decahydrate)

Comedogenic: 0/5 Irritancy: 0/5

No function

Beeswax#5

BINDING, EMULSION STABILISING, FRAGRANCE, SKIN CONDITIONING, VISCOSITY CONTROLLING

Beeswax absolute (RIFM),Beeswax concrete (RIFM),Beeswax, white (Apis mellifera L.) (RIFM),Bleached Beeswax,Cera Alba (EU),White Beeswax,White Wax,Yellow Wax

Comedogenic: 2/5 Irritancy: 1/5

Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate#6

HAIR CONDITIONING, SKIN CONDITIONING, SKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT

Hexanoic acid, 2-ethyl-, C16-18-alkyl esters

Comedogenic: 0/5 Irritancy: 0/5

Isononyl Isononanoate#7

ANTISTATIC, SKIN CONDITIONING, SKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT

3,5,5-Trimethylhexyl 3,5,5-trimethylhexanoate

Comedogenic: 0/5 Irritancy: 0/5

C21-28 Alkane#8🚫 Prohibited

SKIN CONDITIONING, SKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT

C21-28 Alkane is a mixture of alkanes with 21 to 28 carbon atoms in the alkyl chain

Comedogenic: 0/5 Irritancy: 0/5

Propylparaben#9

PERFUMING, PRESERVATIVE

Propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate

Comedogenic: 0/5 Irritancy: 1/5

Retinol#10⚠️ Restricted

SKIN CONDITIONING, SKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS

If you like to read about skincare (and if you are here, it seems that you do :)), we are sure that you have already read a lot about retinol. It is the...

Comedogenic: 1/5 Irritancy: 0/5

Niacinamide#11

Skin Conditioning

Niacinamide, or as us normal people call it vitamin B3,&nbsp;is a real skincare superstar that has had so many studies and has so many skin benefits that we…

Comedogenic: 0/5 Irritancy: 0/5

Tocopherol Acetate#12

type of chemical entity

chemical compound

Comedogenic: 0/5 Irritancy: 0/5

Ascorbyl Isostearate#13

SKIN CONDITIONING

Ascorbyl Isostearate is the ester of Ascorbic Acid and isostearic acid

Comedogenic: 0/5 Irritancy: 0/5

Ci 16035#14⚠️ Restricted

Disodium 6-hydroxy-5-[(2-methoxy-4-sulphonato-m-tolyl)azo]naphthalene-2-sulphonate

Comedogenic: 0/5 Irritancy: 0/5

No function

Parfum#15

FRAGRANCE, PERFUMING

Parfum is a term for ingredient labelling used to identify that a product contains a material or a combination of materials normally added to a cosmetic to prod…

Comedogenic: 0/5 Irritancy: 0/5

Butylphenyl Methylpropional#16🚫 Prohibited

type of chemical entity

chemical compound

Comedogenic: 0/5 Irritancy: 0/5

Hydroxycitronellal#17⚠️ Restricted

type of chemical entity

chemical compound

Comedogenic: 0/5 Irritancy: 0/5

Limonene#18⚠️ Restricted

Fragrance

A common fragrance ingredient derived from citrus fruits. Can be irritating to sensitive skin.