amber
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative — generally well-tolerated but documented as MCAS and contact-dermatitis trigger in sensitive individuals.
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Advanced Repair Hand Cream
Is Eucerin Advanced Repair Hand Cream low tox? Our scanner flagged 2 ingredients (2 in the caution tier) on its published label, screened against our 237 source-cited chemical rules.
2 caution
2 ingredients flagged
What we flagged
amber
Alpha Hydroxy Acid
Exfoliants — can sting and flare rosacea/eczema if barrier is compromised.
rosaceaeczema
Full ingredients (from label)
phenoxyethanoldecylene glycolosdium cetearyl sulfatesodium chloride. acoholsodium lactatetapioca starchglyceryl stearate ngredients: waterglycerinureaglyceryl stearatedibutyl adipatestearyl alcoholdicaprylyl ethercetearyl se ceramide nplactic acidsodium pcaarginine hcisycinealaninecarnitinecholesterolhelianthus kmuus (sunflower) seed oildimethiconexanthan gumaution: keep out of reach of children. for additional skin caretry eucerin advanced repair lofi for dry feettry eucerin advanced repair foot cream. directions: for noticeably smoother handsapply to hands daily. sunburn alert: this product contains alpha hydroxy acid (aha)which mai your skin's sensitivity to the sunand particularly the possibility of sunbum. sunscreenwear protective clothingand limit sun exposure while using thsa for a week afterwards. houtyl adipatestearyl alcoholdicaprylyl ethercetearyl coholsodium lactatetapioca starchglyceryl stearate onealaninecarmitinecholesterolhelianthus ene glycolphenoxyethanoldecylene glycolsodium cetearyl sulfatesodium chloride
How this analysis is generated
Each ingredient on this product's published label is matched against our 237 source-cited chemical rules, each documenting a concern from peer-reviewed research and regulatory sources. Severity tiers:
- Avoid (red) — banned or restricted in the EU, UK or Canada but still legal in the US, IARC-listed, or strong contact-allergen evidence.
- Caution (amber) — regulatory caution, contamination risk, or condition-specific irritant.
- Mild (green) — low concern but commonly avoided in low-tox formulations.
Each flag links to its primary chemical-level source, and each condition pill links to a PubMed-indexed paper that discusses the chemical class in the context of that condition. Every citation is a real peer-reviewed paper — we don't link to Wikipedia or PubMed search pages. Some pairs use a topically-broad paper (e.g. a fragrance-allergen patch-test review) rather than a single-pair study where the literature is thin. The full evidence chain (chemical → mechanism → condition → paper) is one click away.
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