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Decyl Glucoside
Plant-derived surfactant — rising contact-allergy rates in patch-test panels.
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Xeracalm lipid-replenishing cleansing oil
Is Avéne Xeracalm lipid-replenishing cleansing oil low tox? Our scanner flagged 3 ingredients (3 in the caution tier) on its published label, screened against our 237 source-cited chemical rules.
3 caution
3 ingredients flagged
What we flagged
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Ceteareth-60 Myristyl Glycol
Manufacturing process can leave 1,4-dioxane (probable carcinogen) and ethylene oxide as contaminants. Look for 'vacuum-stripped' products.
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Sodium Benzoate
Implicated in childhood hyperactivity studies and reported MCAS trigger.
Full ingredients (from label)
AVENE THERMAL SPRING WATER (AVENE AQUA). GLYCERIN. WATER (AQUA). HYDROGENATED STARCH HYDROLYSATE. DISODIUM COCOAMPHODIACETATE. DECYL GLUCOSIDE. POLYSORBATE 20. SODIUM CHLORIDE. CETEARETH-60 MYRISTYL GLYCOL. AQUAPHILUS DOLOMIAE EXTRACT. ARGININE. CITRIC ACID. COCO-GLUCOSIDE. EVENING PRIMROSE OIL/PALM OIL AMINOPROPANEDIOL ESTERS. GLYCERYL OLEATE. GLYCINE. HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE GLYCERIDES CITRATE. SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL (SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS SEED OIL). SODIUM BENZOATE. TOCOPHEROL. TRISODIUM ETHYLENEDIAMINE DISUCCINATE
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.