amber
Sodium Benzoate
Implicated in childhood hyperactivity studies and reported MCAS trigger.
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Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula Stretch Marks Body Lotion 250mL
Is Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula Stretch Marks Body Lotion 250mL 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
PEG-8 Stearate
Manufacturing process can leave 1,4-dioxane (probable carcinogen) and ethylene oxide as contaminants. Look for 'vacuum-stripped' products.
Full ingredients (from label)
Water (Aqua)GlycerinTheobroma Cacao (Cocoa) ExtractGlyceryl StearatePrunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond Oil)PetrolatumCetyl AlcoholPro pylene GlycolTheobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed ButterCocos Nucifera (Coconut) OilElaeis Guineensis (Palm) OilCocos Nucifera (Coconut Oil)Dimethic oneButyrospermum Parkii (Shea) ButterTocophero lHelianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed OilSoluble CollagenHydrolyzed ElastinArgania Spinosa Ke rnel OilCentella Asiatica ExtractBetula Alba B ark ExtractBoswellia Serrata ExtractPolygonum Cuspidatum Root ExtractSodium AscorbateAcetyla ringyltryptophyl DiphenylglycineSodium BenzoateHydroxyacetophenone12 HexanediolCaprylyl Gly colXanthophyllsZea Mays (Corn) StarchGlucoseLeuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment FiltrateHydrox yethylcelluloseIsopropyl AlcoholPEG-8 StearateEthyl Lauroyl Arginate HCIFragranc
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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