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Isopropyl Myristate
High comedogenicity rating.
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Intensive Care Nourishing Moisture
Is Vaseline Intensive Care Nourishing Moisture low tox? Our scanner flagged 6 ingredients (6 in the caution tier) on its published label, screened against our 237 source-cited chemical rules.
6 caution
6 ingredients flagged
What we flagged
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PEG-100 Stearate
Manufacturing process can leave 1,4-dioxane (probable carcinogen) and ethylene oxide as contaminants. Look for 'vacuum-stripped' products.
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Phenoxyethanol
Preservative — generally well-tolerated but documented as MCAS and contact-dermatitis trigger in sensitive individuals.
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Methylparaben
Weakly oestrogenic preservatives. Endocrine concerns particularly relevant for hormonal conditions.
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Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Synthetic polymer film-former. Microplastic concern (rinse-off products), low-grade monomer-residue concern.
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Disodium EDTA
Chelating agent — generally tolerated but documented MCAS trigger in case reports.
Full ingredients (from label)
WATER (EAU)GLYCERINSTEARIC ACIDISOPROPYL MYRISTATEMINERAL OIL (HUILE MINERALE)GLYCERYL STEARATEGLYCOL STEARATEDIMETHICONEPEG-100 STEARATEPETROLATUMCETYL ALCOHOLTAPIOCA STARCHPHENOXYETHANOLMAGNESIUM ALUMINUM SILICATEMETHYLPARABENACRYLATES/C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMERFRAGRANCE (PARFUM) PROPYLPARABENDISODIUM EDTAXANTHAN GUMSTEARAMIDE AMPHELIANTHUS ANNUUS (SUNFLOWER) SEED OILAVENA SATIVA (OAT) STRAW EXTRACTALPHA-ISOMETHYL IONONEAMYL CINNAMALBENZYL ALCOHOLCINNAMYL ALCOHOLCITRONELLOLCOUMARINGERANIOLHEXYL CINNAMALLIMONENELINALOOL. COSMETIC PRODUCT FOR MOISTURIZATION UNILEVERTRUMBULLCT 06611 VASELINE IS A UNILEVER TRADEMARK smartlabel"app enabled "05210 15886 3 QUESTIONS & COMMENTS? Call 1-800-457-7084 www.vaseline.com 69559308 PLASTIC TUBE how2recycle.into 3 Unilev
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.
This is automated analysis of a published label, not medical advice — always verify the label yourself before changing products. Methodology and source list at scan.lowtoxgear.com.